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Forestry investor explains decision to abandon stock market
13/05/2009
A Scandinavian investor has written about the reasons behind her decision to move her money out of stocks and shares and into forestry.
Helena Gjestvang, from Stockholm, said the global recession had caused her to re-evaluate her investment priorities. Gjestvang arranged a lunch with her financial adviser, during which he told her to “snuggle-up to trees” because “trees and forests are great cash-registers combining elements of real estate and commodity investments with an added zest of environmental good-doing.”
These words triggered a memory for Gjestvang of her father once telling her that investing in gold, land and forests was the best course of action. Gjestvang looked into gold investments, but gold prices had risen too high for that to be a safe investment. When Gjestvang calculated her projected return from forestry, however, the numbers were attractive.
“Investing a relatively small amount of money [in forestry] today will allow me to pay for my two young children’s entire education in 20 years,” wrote Gjestvang. “The profits may also provide me with a self-invested personal pension fund and Medicare program. The ‘icing on this investment cake’ could be that I will be able to realize my dream of - a cruise around the world.”
Gjestvang’s research showed her that international fund managers generally regard forestry as an attractive alternative investment opportunity because of its security and profitability. Forestry has few links with the performance of the stock market and land appreciation can be high.
Helena Gjestvang, from Stockholm, said the global recession had caused her to re-evaluate her investment priorities. Gjestvang arranged a lunch with her financial adviser, during which he told her to “snuggle-up to trees” because “trees and forests are great cash-registers combining elements of real estate and commodity investments with an added zest of environmental good-doing.”
These words triggered a memory for Gjestvang of her father once telling her that investing in gold, land and forests was the best course of action. Gjestvang looked into gold investments, but gold prices had risen too high for that to be a safe investment. When Gjestvang calculated her projected return from forestry, however, the numbers were attractive.
“Investing a relatively small amount of money [in forestry] today will allow me to pay for my two young children’s entire education in 20 years,” wrote Gjestvang. “The profits may also provide me with a self-invested personal pension fund and Medicare program. The ‘icing on this investment cake’ could be that I will be able to realize my dream of - a cruise around the world.”
Gjestvang’s research showed her that international fund managers generally regard forestry as an attractive alternative investment opportunity because of its security and profitability. Forestry has few links with the performance of the stock market and land appreciation can be high.
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