Ben Cousen
Ben Cousen @BenjAshley

Performance
All

1.90%2026
2026
4.72%2025
2025
25.41%2024
2024
8.27%2023
2023
-28.18%2022
2022
-8.21%2021
2021
2.73%2020
2020
-1.95%2019
2019
28.2%0%-28.2%
Discussions
Ben Cousen
Ben Cousen
United Kingdom
5mo
April saw continued volatility across global markets, driven by shifting developments in the Middle East conflict and their implications for energy prices, inflation, and monetary policy. Early in the month, investor sentiment improved on signs that tensions between the US and Iran could de-escalate,... Show More
Ben Cousen
Ben Cousen
United Kingdom
7mo
📊 𝙁𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙨 In February, my portfolio returned -0.10%, taking year-to-date performance to -1.60%, while remaining up over +29% over the past two years. The month was again challenging, with the main headwinds coming from higher-risk alternative... Show More
Ben Cousen
Ben Cousen
United Kingdom
7mo
February Market Update Early February saw markets remain highly volatile as investors reacted to a rapid sequence of economic data, central bank signals and shifting geopolitical developments. US manufacturing surprised to the upside, with the ISM index rebounding sharply into expansionary territory,... Show More
Ben Cousen
Ben Cousen
United Kingdom
8mo
𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 – 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙤 When most people think about investing, they think about equities and bonds. But there’s a broader universe of investments known as alternative investments. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲... Show More
Ben Cousen
Ben Cousen
United Kingdom
8mo
Edited
📊 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙨 In January, my portfolio returned -1.50%. The primary detractors were my exposure to higher-risk alternatives (crypto) and the initial implementation of my momentum strategy. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Crypto... Show More
Ben Cousen
Ben Cousen
United Kingdom
8mo
📊 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 Markets started 2026 with heightened volatility, as investors balanced strong underlying economic momentum against geopolitical risk, policy uncertainty, and stretched equity valuations. US equities moved unevenly through the month. Expectations... Show More
Ben Cousen
Ben Cousen
United Kingdom
9mo
Edited
🌏 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 After a strong 2025, EMs are capturing attention again. The MSCI EM Index rose 32% in USD, outperforming US equities for the first time since 2017. While two consecutive years of EM outperformance is rare, several factors... Show More
Ben Cousen
Ben Cousen
United Kingdom
9mo
Edited
𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 Markets closed 2025 on a steadier footing as improving sentiment indicators, easing inflation pressures and further monetary policy support helped offset concerns around valuations and geopolitical risk. Thin year-end trading conditions limited market moves, with investors... Show More
Ben Cousen
Ben Cousen
United Kingdom
9mo
📈 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙮 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙏𝙤𝙧𝙤 Today, I officially began implementing my new long-term investment strategy on eToro. 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 The portfolio is structured as follows: - 𝟳𝟱% 𝗕𝘂𝘆-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱... Show More
Ben Cousen
Ben Cousen
United Kingdom
9mo
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧-𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 As 2025 comes to a close, I want to take a moment to reflect on the year—both the successes and the lessons learned. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 I finished the year in positive territory, albeit by less than 5%, which is disappointing considering that... Show More

About Ben Cousen
United Kingdom
Strategy: Momentum

Utilising long-term low cost passive ETF's (75%) with short-term momentum (25%).
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