Molpus Woodlands Group

read moreYou will find a long history of experience working with Molpus Woodlands Group, one of the oldest timber-related companies in the United States. Timberlands aren't just our focus, they're our legacy. Molpus Woodlands Group works with individuals and organizations looking to add timberland to their investment portfolio. We focus on long-term optimal cash returns on investments while practicing responsible forest stewardship.

read moreMolpus's mission is to place our clients and our fellow employees before ourselves in striving to achieve superior investment results for our clients while maintaining a reputation for excellence, integrity, sustainability, and success in the face of adversity and challenges. We continue to nurture the values that have sustained our company legacy since 1905. These values are at the core of who we are and what we do. They drive how we manage our clients' timberland, support our employees, and fulfill our environmental responsibilities.

read moreAt Molpus, we understand that a critical component of our clients meeting their investment goals is understanding a client's investment objectives and then working to identify candidate properties that we believe will meet those investment objectives. Over the course of a calendar year, Molpus receives hundreds of timberland acquisition opportunities to evaluate. Often times, given our reputation, the acquisition opportunities are not generally available to other managers. These opportunities are evaluated through a many-layered evaluation process, and, in most cases, these opportunities are not recommended to a client because they do not meet client investment objectives.

read moreA key element of the timberland acquisition strategy is the evaluation of risks associated with each individual acquisition. Assessing acquisition-related risk is a core competency of Molpus. Timberland investing involves several types of risks unique to this asset class. Molpus evaluates each opportunity based on a comprehensive list of operational constraints, and Molpus proactively provides risk mitigation through its acquisition due diligence process and/or its active management of the timberland properties.

read moreFrom long-term timber supply agreements to capitalizing on short-term, market-driven stumpage sales, we devise and implement timber marketing strategies to help maximize our clients' goals. Molpus foresters are experts in all major aspects of land management administration including forest carbon offsets, hunting club management, and more. We implement silvicultural prescriptions to improve the growth and development of your forest. The Molpus Real Estate and Renewables Team works to enhance client returns in all non-timber revenue streams.

read moreMolpus Woodlands Group is one of the oldest timber-related companies in the nation. We have acquired more than 4 million acres for clients valued at over $4 billion. Our vertically integrated business structure allows us to handle or supervise functions that other firms may outsource to unrelated, third-party contractors. In-house experts design and implement new technologies that optimize biological growth, maximize sale prices, and enhance client returns. Timberland, a natural, renewable resource that provides many environmental benefits, also offers many unique benefits to investors such as low volatility, favorable supply and demand, flexible harvesting, liquidity, and more.

read moreTimber offers a level of price stability over the long term that is more comparable to bonds than stocks. The biological and investment growth cycles are steady and predictable. In low-price years, timber can be left standing until more desirable pricing is available. The total return is enhanced by the biological growth of the timber as well as product class jumps. With proper acquisition, active management and disposition, rates of return can be enhanced and be structured to provide annual cash yields at relatively low risk levels.