The Investor Club gears up for tropical timber launch

Investors will buy units of trees which are planted on land they have leased in plantations protected and maintained by one of the world's oldest and most sophisticated forestry commissions. "Sri Lanka has been growing teak for hundreds of years because it has the perfect climate and soil conditions," The Investor Club founder Matt Ames says. "The returns are phenomenal and what I like most about this is the tangibility. For example, the longer you retain ownership of the trees they are physically growing. If the value of timber is growing at 10% per annum, you also have the added bonu...