The Tax Efficiency of Timberland

When owning timberland, a key aspect is managing your timber sale tax. The question is whether the IRS will view the sale as ordinary income, or will you be able to report the income as long-term capital gains, resulting in a lower tax rate.

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Understanding the Drought: Short and Long-Term Effects?

We are frequently asked what will be the short and long-term effects of the drought on farmers, commodity prices, farmland in general, and food prices.

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Investing in U.S. Farmlands: Is There a Bubble?

Clients often ask if we think domestic farmland prices are at a "bubble" stage, because farmland—and more particularly farmland prices—continue to be in the news and are often the subject of conflicting or ambiguous reports.

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Another Reason To Hug Trees

Forests evoke all kinds of images, from white-tailed deer to plaid-shirted lumberjacks. But a growing number of investors are also likely to see pinstriped portfolio managers among the trees.

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