For more than 30 years, French equity manager William Higgons has used a highly effective investment method

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In 1990, the French Independance & Expansion Equity Fund was established. Two years later, William Higgons became the manager and took over the company in the early 2000s. Then in 2023, Independance & Expansion AM was renamed Independance AM.
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Secrets of Star Managers (2/3) – The second part of our summer series is dedicated to three French equity managers whose performance is undeniable, if not better: William Higgons, founder of Independent Asset Management (AM).

You are more valuethat is to say, in favor of investing in cheap stocks, otherwise Growthor a fan of growth stocks? Put this way, the terminology of this eternal stock market debate gives the impression that the two “schools” are equivalent. But if the first has a reputation for its good “family father” aspects, it is not so widespread. After all, the rise of Wall Street in recent years has been built on large, resolutely “tech” companies. Growth Companies like Nvidia, Meta (formerly Facebook), Alphabet (formerly Google), and Microsoft are not holding companies. value The famous Berkshire Hathaway of Warren Buffett.

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William Higgons, owner of Paris-based management firm Independance AM and investment pioneer valueLike to say 95 out of 100 stock managers adopt this style Growthand others value. Because the latter doesn’t work? Not really. His main fund has been managed since 1992 and currently has $350 million in assets…