Investment Features
Forestry as an asset class has beaten most global bond and equity indices over the past 30 years, whilst consistently outperforming the S&P 500 since 1910. By utilising forestry with more traditional investments such as shares, it has also been shown to add stability and increase overall investment performance.
The key features are:
- Low correlation to traditional investments
- An effective hedge against inflation
- Options for timing the investment [harvest] to take advantage of market conditions
- Predictable growth
The forestry unit model
The Greenwood Management forestry unit model has been designed to allow direct investment into forestry for investors with €10,000 or more. This is superior to other options such as investing in shares of a timber company, as it sidesteps the issue of returns based on the decisions made and the position of that company in years to come. By using this model, investors are therefore directly investing into already operational forestry or agroforestry projects, without the need to invest €500,000 or more in traditional forestry investments.
The key benefits are:
- Direct investment into forestry
- Low capital requirement
- Professional management
- True diversification from share investments