Chung-Hong Fu: Managing Director Economic Research and Analysis DOWNLOAD (938kb PDF) With the relatively recent drop in oil prices, immediate questions arose about what this drop in prices means to a timberland investor. In short, there are three primary ways in which a large adjustment in oil prices can impact the performance of timberland investments. [...]
Chung-Hong Fu: Managing Director Economic Research and Analysis DOWNLOAD (564Kb PDF) While investors understand the fundamental benefits of diversification within the timberland asset class, the issue of how to achieve diversification goals is often an elusive question. Among other things, a lack of quality data and a clear understanding of the underlying risk and return [...]
Over 600,000 acres of timberland managed by Timberland Investment Resources, LLC (TIR) have been certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) standard. TIR’s investment footprint spans 14 states, with a significant presence in the southeastern U.S.
The parcel includes prime timber property in South Carolina’s Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw and Lancaster Counties.
Steve Smith: Managing Director, Forest Management DOWNLOAD (1mb PDF) Since Timberland Investment Resources, LLC (“TIR”) was formed, it has emphasized research – both biometric and economic. Given that few investors have formal forestry backgrounds but typically have extensive finance and economic training, TIR’s economic research is both more understandable and accessible to most of our [...]
