Carter Malloy

Carter Malloy

Founder and CEO

Carter grew up in an Arkansas farming family and has had a lifelong passion for investing, agriculture, and conservation. Prior to founding AcreTrader, he was part of an equity investment firm and a Managing Director with Stephens, Inc.

Carter grew up in an Arkansas farming family and has had a lifelong passion for investing, agriculture, and conservation. Prior to founding AcreTrader, he was part of an equity investment firm and a Managing Director with Stephens, Inc.

Articles by Carter Malloy


Farmland Investing

Who Owns U.S. Farmland?

The majority of US farmland is owned and operated by farmers while around 40% of farmland is owned by non operator owners.

AcreTrader 101

5 Ways AcreTrader Helps Farmers

While we don’t have a magic wand to solve every farm problem, we do want to use our experience and expertise to help farmers in five distinct...

Farmland Investing

AcreTrader Report: Investing In U.S. Farmland

AcreTrader’s newest white paper is a current, comprehensive introduction to farmland as an asset class containing research on land values and...

Farmland Investing

Intro to Farmland Investments: Row Crops Vs. Permanent Crops

Most farmland investments can be categorized as row crops or permanent crops, each of which displays different investment characteristics.

AcreTrader 101

What Makes AcreTrader Different

Top-tier due diligence, expertise, transparency, network access, and platform stability are just some of the reasons our clients choose to work...

AcreTrader 101

Farmland Investing During Economic Uncertainty

Farmland investments have historically held up well in both recessionary and inflationary conditions. Learn more in this live webinar with CEO...

Farmland Investing

4 Ways to Buy Farmland as an Investment

Learn what to consider when investing in farmland and compare agriculture stocks, farmland REITs, direct farmland investments, and other ways to...

Farmland Investing

Why Professional Investors Are Buying Farmland

Strong historical returns, asset stability, and portfolio diversification seem to be some of the reasons professional investors are buying...

Farmland Investing

Farmland Doesn't Care About Politics

With bipartisan support and no apparent relationship between farmland returns and politics, political risk has historically been low in farmland...

Farmland Investing

Farmland's Correlation to Major Asset Classes (Video)

Learn how farmland can be a great diversification tool by viewing farmland's correlation to major asset classes like stocks, bonds, timberland,...

AcreTrader 101

How Does AcreTrader Source Farmland Investments? (Video)

AcreTrader's CEO discuses the variety of ways they source farm investments. Hear more about about our large network partners and the methods to...

AcreTrader 101

How Do Commodity Prices Affect Farmland Returns? (Video)

When commodity prices move up and down, what happens to farmland returns? Learn more about this relationship from AcreTrader's Founder.

Asset Allocation

Long Term Investing: What, Why, and How

Learn what defines a long-term investment, why you should consider investing for the long term, and examples that could benefit your strategy.

AcreTrader 101

Overview of AcreTrader with Carter Malloy (13 Minute Audio Interview)

This Stacking Benjamins Show interview features Carter Malloy who shed some light on how AcreTrader helps investors access the previously...

AcreTrader 101

Supply And Demand Considerations For Farmland Investing (Video)

In this video, learn how the supply and demand considerations in farmland investing could affect long-term values of farmland.

Farming

Why U.S. Arable Land Is the Best in the World

The United States is a major agricultural producer on the world stage. Learn about U.S. farmland acreage, its growing conditions, and what makes...

Asset Allocation

The 5 Big Dangers of Online Real Estate Crowdfunding

Most real estate crowdfunding offerings look great at first glance, but buyer beware: those 13% IRR figures don't come without significant risks.