But he conveniently to stop along the way

His passion to him should be horses. Or more exactly "wild rafters." To the press service of Citroën, Jean-Claude Janès has long been nanny to journalists figure. An engineer by training, he was specialist in hydraulic engineering. But it was also the prolixity. Logically, the communication has appealed to his talents: first as a popularizer, and then as organizer of the testing of new models by specialized columnists.

It is in this context, that in the 1980s he found in tracking in the Gard. The appointment he is preparing is crucial. A few months earlier, the Jacques Séguéla advertiser awakened brand. In a classic spot, he filmed a herd of mustangs: them rolling in the sierra by marrying the shape of the double chevrons...

Again, mark seduced and press relations manager has more minute to him.

However, one evening in his hotel in Nîmes, he stops on an ad published in the "free lunch". From the horses, motor or tax, it promotes investment... dairy cows. That is that it attracts, the prospect of juicy yields or the promise of serenity of ruminants

The person did remember more. "Of course, recognizes, I have never forgotten that child I was driving to pasture the flock of my grandmother." But which holds especially his attention is the apparent ease of the investment. "It was written that this should not take me more than three minutes a year to check my income in the agricultural benefits topic."

In fact, the mechanism is based on the principle of the SCPI. Except that, instead of being co-owner of apartments or business, the investor has in common of the Holstein black pie, recognized as the most generous in milk.

In addition, our man was already in his retirement, although he still had a good 20 years of life active before him. The stock exchange it little, inspired or real estate. However, the idea it playing to give a name to its investment. Or possibly going to caress, Normandy or Brittany, on a farm where cows would be placed with breeders tenants selected by the good care of the management company. Had it is no doubt that, twenty-five years later, his tenderness would be intact.

Income supplement

It was not imagined that he would share his passion with as different personalities that business leaders, doctors, architects, many owners of hypermarkets (mainly from the mouvance Leclerc, Intermarché, or system U). But also women in the home, pensioners, young, old, from urban, rural... Most of them want to be a complement to their retirement income. But, in doing so, most are unaware of having something in common with billionaire George Soros. He has no concerns for his old age. Nevertheless that personally he is owner of huge herds in Argentina. It is also the case of Jean-François Hénin, our French "Mozart" of finance. A few years ago, when he came to put part of his personal fortune, latter it was converted to a herd of cows salers, as well as in two Parisian restaurants, Ma Bourgogne and the Galvacher. So, he had mastered the food chain from fork to fork.

As these satisfied, they are more than a thousand in France to believe in the heritage yields of cows milk. And the current situation cannot give them wrong, considering that each year, the world must feed 70 million additional people. This is what makes it so modern this type of investment, yet very old, since his ancestor, the contract of gazaille, is known since 1259.

Ancient history

These rendez-vous with history are common. Thus the ransom to release Richard Lion heart was funded by a tax on the income of owners of dairy herds. Similarly, the gazaille contributed to enrich the French language. It is particularly in the origin of the word "reblochon". Precision is given by Pierre Marguerit, Director of Gestel (), the Corporation ensures the health of the animals acquired by individuals. "When of city dwellers bought a cow, he explains, they came to visit the farm and they were worried that it would give milk." The farmer was therefore to trafficking. But he conveniently to stop along the way. Once the client left, he continued his task and this milk that was for him. It reblochait. "With this liquid,"paid on the beast", a cheese was made which became... the reblochon!

The fact is that with this type of investment benefits in kind are numerous. "Each year, says Jean-Claude Janès with his talents of popularizer, a herd of 100 cows produced 86 calves, not one, not one less.". Of these 86, 46 are males. On 40 females, 20 going to the farmers and the other 20 return to investors. "So, for the latter, this dividend to four legs quickly to small:"In nineteen years, a herd double", says Jean-Claude Janès... with the understanding that older animals eventually reach the slaughterhouse. He is currently the head of a herd of 100 cows approximately.

But the possibility is also offered to investors to resell each year a portion of their animals. As the herd is auto-renouvelé, thus constituted annuity is guaranteed for life. But you should know that the initial fund is not disproportionate, since a cow costs 1,200 euros. So a quadragénaire, who buys some 60 cows, during 20 years will have at the time of active life a herd of 100 heads who will give him an average annual income of 4,800 euros, or about 4 over long period. The actual yields of recent years have even what to dream in a time of breakup on the stone and the financial markets: 7.45 in 2007, against 5,96 in 2006 and 6.3 in 2005. And, again, this is net profitability, which is not to tax levies. Because the animals being regarded as a depreciable over ten years, that taxpayers are more often to declare, deficits.

Then, what bring accession In any case, it is better that some private investment totaled hundreds of animals and even more. However, in these conditions, most question know each animal in his herd by his name!