Stephen Sutherland is ISACO's lead investor and Chief Investment Strategist. He is also the author of 'Liquid Millionaire'​ and 'How to Make Money in ISAs and SIPPs'​.Stephen is a commentator on business television and radio, and in personal finance newspapers, magazines and other market commentator mediums.Stephen aims is to buy 'best of breed' funds that exhibit superior sustainable growth potential and hold them for as long as they demonstrate outperformance.His investment style is to seek out only those funds that have the greatest potential for swift price rises from the moment they are purchased. Stephen’s investment philosophy focuses on trend following and active investing and his main influences are stock market legends William O’Neil, Jesse Livermore and Gerald Loeb.About ISACOISACO are a specialist in ISA and SIPP investment and together with our clients have an estimated £75 million actively invested1. Our ‘Shadow Investment Service’ gives high net worth ‘DIY’ investors, the opportunity to look over our shoulder and buy the same funds that we personally own, effectively piggybacking on our expertise.The FTSE 100, our benchmark, has annualised 5.1% since its inception 40 years ago2 and since beginning investing3 back in 1997, over that 26-year period we’ve beaten it on average by 3.0% per year. Notes1 Internal estimation taken January 1st 2015 of total ISA and pension assets owned by the ISACO Investment Team and ISACO premium clients.2 January 3rd 1984 - December 31st 2023.3. January 1st 1998 - December 31st 2023. Total return over 26 years: ISACO 231.8% vs FTSE 100 50.3%. ISACO outperformed their benchmark (the FTSE 100) on average over a 26-year period by 3.0% per year.Specialties: Active investmentTrend followingMarket cyclesMarket sectorsMarket analysisTechnical analysisInvesting in Stocks and Shares ISAsInvesting in personal pensionsInvesting in SIPPsInvestment fundsGrowth fund investingLong-term capital growth using ISAs and SIPPs