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My Aunt Fanny, retired after 30 plus years with a regional community bank, inherited 220 acres of forestland in middle Georgia. Since then, she’s peppered me with questions and seduced me with Mentos in order to get a better understanding more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. In forecasting timber prices and wood costs, we work to (1) identify and understand relationships in historical more…
Internal rate of return (IRR) reflects the compounded return produced by a project. IRR is best used in tandem with other measures, such as Net Present Value (NPV), especially in forestry. Let’s explore why. Q: Does IRR provide a reasonable more…
Simple reasons explain how and why timberland assets attract investors: Safety: timberland preserves capital. Growth: trees grow and land appreciates. Diversification: timberland behaves differently than stocks, bonds and stamp collections. The actual investing in and managing of timberland requires more…
Aunt Fanny reached into the side pocket of her one-piece camouflage jumpsuit. She pulled out a blue roll of Mentos. “Want one?” she asked. “Sure,” I said, pinching off a white mint from the tin-foiled roll and popping it into more…
Aunt Fanny put the HP calculator back in the pocket of her camouflage jumpsuit. She looked down and around at the ground covered in leaves, needles and twigs. Then, she turned to me and asked, “Nephew, what makes my forestland more…
Aunt Fanny opened her black-and-white marbled composition notebook and flipped a few pages. Then she closed the book and pulled out her HP calculator. She spoke while punching numbers into the HP. “Nephew, you’ve taught me a lot about my more…
Aunt Fanny and I stood on the woods road and looked through her forest of densely packed pine trees. Aunt Fanny removed her aviator sunglasses, folded them and put them in the front pocket of her camouflage jumpsuit. She turned more…
After measuring the diameter of the pine tree, Aunt Fanny handed the D-tape back to me. I returned her Cross pen and black-and-white marbled composition notebook. She opened the notebook and wrote down a few things. “Nephew, tell me more more…
Aunt Fanny adjusted her aviator sunglasses, put her hands on her hips and looked up at the loblolly pine tree in front of her. “Nephew, talk to me about timber prices. What’s this pine tree worth?” “This tree here is more…