Recently, I participated on a panel at a timberland investment conference about pulpwood markets in the U.S. South. While the region enjoys abundant...
Brooks Mendell, Ph.D.
Brooks Mendell, Ph.D. is President and Founder of Forisk Consulting, a forest industry, timber REIT, bioenergy and timber market research firm. Dr. Mendell has over fifteen years of operating, research, and consulting experience in forest business and finance. Mendell has published over sixty articles and two books on topics related to timber and timberland REITs and markets, forest business management and operations, and communication skills.
Investors prefer assets that do not correlate with the stock market because they lower the risk of their entire portfolio. Uncorrelated assets...
Over the past 50 years, major shifts in the regional distribution of lumber capacity across North America followed from natural and legislated...
Forisk’s research includes an ongoing program related to timberland ownership, investment vehicles, and transactions across North America. Matt Camp...
Liquidity – the ability to convert assets into cash – generally worries investors, from institutions to hedge funds to individuals. In my research, I...
Good questions clarify our context, risks, and options. Well-structured questions reveal new information and potential next steps. They help...
The business of forestry does not operate in a vacuum. Investors compare timberlands to alternative assets, funds, and strategies. Capital flows...
In planning for retirement, I rely on investing approaches built on classic lessons and finance fundamentals. Start saving and investing early in...
Timberland markets remain extremely competitive as investors struggle to acquire assets and conduct the analysis to make the math work, a topic...