Canadian farmland provides a unique investment opportunity for family offices, according to Scott vanEngen, Financial Planning Specialist with the Family Office Services team at RBC Dominion Securities:
- Farmland offers investors a stable asset with some cash flow attached to it
- Farmland has generally continued to increase in value over decades
- The value of farmland has a low correlation to equities
- Farmers typically make excellent stewards of the land
- Farmland REITS are a way for like-minded individuals to invest in capital
- Family offices can play an important role in encouraging next-generation young farmers
“Owners of farmland have little difficulty leasing the land they acquire.”
—Scott vanEngen, RBC Dominion Securities
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