The world’s greatest investors: Sarah Whitley

Sarah Whitley considers herself to be a flexible fund manager. However, smost of her successes have been from buying secular growth stocks

Sarah Whitley studied experimental psychology at Oxford University, graduating in 1980. That year she joined Baillie Gifford, moving to the Japanese Equities team in 1982, and becoming a co-manager of the Baillie Gifford Japanese Smaller Companies fund between 1983 and 2001. She was promoted to partner in 1986. In 1991, she became lead manager of Baillie's Japan Trust. Ten years ago she also became co-manager of the Japanese fund (along with Matthew Brett).

What is her strategy?

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