Investing, The Permaculture Way Quotes

“To acquire an asset at greater cost than value is simply unwise.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“In nature, capital is never stagnant. Capital exists in service to life - at all times.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Capital is a living substance and it is expected to grow and to multiply and to compound. And the more capital we have, the more of it we can get, and the more income we can command.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“At Mayflower-Plymouth, we believe that nature has a multitude of lessons to learn about capital. We also believe that to invest wisely for the long term, one must truly and deeply understand business.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Basically, we view a portfolio in the same way that a gardener views a garden. Every business or asset in our portfolio is like a plant in a gardeners garden and is subject to similar expectations; growth, purpose, and productivity.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Everything in a natural ecosystem both is capital and exists in service to capital.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“In forests – Seeds are planted in the soil (capital) and become trees that shed leaves as they grow. Those shedded leaves become added capital to the soil (dividends/yields). The tree also provides a home for other life forms which return capital to the soil. Upon the death of the tree, it’s entire body becomes capital as it is returned to the soil. In this cycle, every tree is an investment which results in the long term accumulation of soil (capital) over time. As the soil grows, it becomes better able to invest in future trees and host future forests. And the yield of them all collectively becomes greater and greater as the capital accumulates. In fact, everything in a natural ecosystem both is capital and exists in service to capital. This duality of capital in natural ecosystems is why capital in natural ecosystems is able to compound and multiply so well. So when it comes to investing - managing portfolios, we apply this duality of capital perspective and pair it with our stewardship identity, which allows us to grow portfolios and maximize wealth.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Capital must be consistently preserved, accumulated and compounded - that's the expectation.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Permaculture Investing™ is an investment strategy based on achieving the goals of (a) long-term Return on Investment, (b) consistent income and (c) resilient growth for investors, by combining Permaculture philosophy with various traditional approaches to investing.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“It is imperative to acquire assets at a financial cost that is less than their value. Timing the purchase based on changes in the marketplace or other factors may present great opportunity to widen the margin between cost and value.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Since business is an exchange of value, with the greatest profits afforded to the businesses that add the most value most additionally – being a net value adder positions us to achieve the greatest ROI.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Being net value adders puts us better positioned for long-term growth and longevity – because in the long term, capital flows to net value adders.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“All stakeholders should benefit from the capital we allocate in our portfolio, on a net value add basis.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“We believe that capital must be cared for – stewarded.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Business will forever be a platform for people to exchange value. People are largely unpredictable, and value is largely subjective. This is the space where humans will always outperform AI – the space where active management will always be necessary.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“We believe that active management and passive management are not necessarily contradictory ideas.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“We believe that the capital in our portfolio should be a platform for utility and a facilitator of life.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Capital is a living substance and it is expected to grow and to multiply and to compound.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Capital must be consistently accumulated and compounded - that’s the expectation.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“All stakeholders should benefit from the capital we allocate in our portfolio.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Everyone our company touches should experience a net value-add as a result of our investment activities.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Capital must be consistently accumulated and compounded - that's the expectation.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“Permaculture Investing™ offers a unique and compelling approach for conpanies seeking long-term financial resilience, consistent returns, and positive societal impact.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“In nature, capital is never stagnant. Capital exists in service to life - at all times. It's a medium of utility, not a souvineer. The capital in our portfolio should work in the same way.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing

“At Mayflower-Plymouth, we believe in having a long term view with investments. We believe that maximizing long-term ROI requires having a big picture view in terms of business and economics. We believe that equity without income is unnatural – so every portfolio should generate consistent income. We believe in prioritizing not just growth, but also resilience. And we believe that we should employ a multitude of traditional investment approaches toward the achievement of our investment goals.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Investing, The Permaculture Way: Mayflower-Plymouth's 12 Principles of Permaculture Investing