American Farmland Investments was interviewed by “The Californian” online and printed newspaper on July 22nd. The article went to print yesterday – see below. Overall, it is a very good article. There is mention of a “bubble”, which could be the case in states like Iowa or Nebraska, but who is to say, just how…
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Find out if Net Investment Income Tax applies to you
If an individual has income from investments, the individual may be subject to net investment income tax. Effective Jan. 1, 2013, individual taxpayers are liable for a 3.8 percent Net Investment Income Tax on the lesser of their net investment income, or the amount by which their modified adjusted gross income exceeds the statutory threshold…
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An Investment in Farmland: Lower Risk, Higher Returns and Attractive Diversification
Written by: Dawn Fiala & Todd Miller, American Farmland Investments Farmland as an investment has outperformed the S&P 500 for over the past 50 years, but with far less risk and volatility. It is relatively secure; not only in providing growth, but also in providing an annual payout greater than the S&P 500 or annual…
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Wall Street banks on farm growth
Dennis L. Taylor 12:01 a.m. PDT July 23, 2014 Wall Street is knocking on the door of Salinas Valley agriculture. Investors from agriculture-focused hedge funds and investment trusts are touring farms in and around Salinas, including vineyards and strawberry fields. Farmland investments are not new to the agricultural community. For nearly a decade investment managers…
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