“Farmland’s reputation as a safe and profitable asset seems sure to draw more investment dollars into rural Canada, whether farmers are happy about the extra demand for their number one source of wealth or not. A look at Calgary-based investment fund Veripath Farmland Partners and
“One of the main reasons for investing in farmland at present is the diversification benefits it offers within investment portfolios. With returns typically stable and exhibiting low correlation with other asset classes, investors have started increasing their farmland exposures to protect themselves against market uncertainties.
Veripath Farmland Partners (Veripath) is pleased to announce that it has released its newest whitepaper on the long-term geometric mean return effects of adding Canadian farmland to an S&P Index Holding. Geometric mean maximization (“GMM”) seeks to achieve growth of the capital invested such that
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Recently, The Nature Conservancy, with participating organizations such as the University of Oregon, Ohio State University, Woods Hole Research Center, the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian, led a study to determine natural climate solutions for the United States. They estimated farmers could reduce GHG emissions
Manulife seeks to bring investment portfolio down to carbon neutral by 2050 – its farmland holdings are part of the solution. Click here for full text from Boston Business Journal
“Canola prices, which have been steadily climbing since Christmas, surged to a 13-year high last week. According to government data, Canada has already exported nearly 33 per cent more canola year-to-date over last year, and a Reuters report suggests Canada is already running short of
According to Forbes “Bill Gates, the fourth richest person in the world and a self-described nerd who is known for his early programming skills rather than his love of the outdoors, has been quietly snatching up 242,000 acres of farmland across the U.S. — enough
“Farmland has historically proven to be uncorrelated to economic cycles, experiences substantially less volatility compared with broad market indexes and traditional asset classes, and has exhibited value durability over time. During the 2008 financial crisis for example, the most comparable crisis to the current one,
This isn’t the first time Rogers has warned about a giant bear market. He’s been notoriously bearish over most of the last decade. He went on record calling for a massive decline back in 2018 and was telling investors to invest in physical assets like