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David Stevenson

David has been the Adventurous Investor columnist on the Weekend FT for more than 8 years and is a widely recognised expert in the world of alternative investments and ETFs. He’s also a regular columnist on finance for Money Week, Investment Week and the Investors Chronicle.

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  • Thursday, 1 February, 2024
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    My left-field investment ideas for 2024

    There are plenty of reasons to believe things are going to get more turbulent

  • Friday, 24 November, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorGilts
    Go on the defensive: ETFs for a volatile market

    Investors naturally gravitate towards more defensive ideas and strategies in times of heightened market concern

  • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorGilts
    Bonds look an attractive option again

    Many investors are beginning to buy low-risk government securities

  • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Risks but potential rewards remain in private company investing

    The easy money era for private equity is over

  • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorInvesting in funds
    ETFs evolve in the active investing space

    Expect more launches if the investment trust drought continues

  • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Infrastructure investment trusts: a long-term bet

    When interest rates fall, these funds should bounce back

  • Thursday, 15 June, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Is Japan’s stock finally on the rise again?

    The country’s shares still look inexpensive despite a recent rally

    A woman walks past an electronic stock board in Tokyo
  • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Are private markets a route to higher returns?

    Only investors with at least a few hundred thousand pounds should take the plunge

  • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Are venture capital funds about to lift off?

    Europe’s VC scene is lagging behind the US

  • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Healthcare could provide a tonic for bears and bulls alike

    Data businesses and medical equipment suppliers are riding long-term trends such as ageing

  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    How to research your next investment

    The online data sources you need — and many are free

    A woman checks her smartphone
  • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
    Adventurous InvestorCapital markets
    Emerging market investors: drop a Bric and pick up a Bimchip

    Aim for a select band of countries that outperformed their peers in the past year of crisis

  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Food tech: satisfying investors’ appetite for growth?

    Interesting initiatives are emerging — especially in Asia

  • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
    Adventurous InvestorInvesting in funds
    Investment trust discounts can provide opportunities

    In times of stress, discounts of 40 to 60 per cent are not uncommon

    Debbie Harry of Blondie performs
  • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    How to own a fraction of a Warhol

    Fractional ownership of artworks is becoming big business — but does it stand up as an investment?

    A replica of Andy Warhol’s “Reigning Queens”. Investors can buy fractional shares through the Showpiece platform
  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    Emerging market investing
    Focus on emerging markets’ long-term winners

    Vietnam and India look to have taken advantage of China’s meltdown

    A vegetable shop at the Dong Xuan market in Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Adventurous InvestorInvesting in funds
    Alternative investments: how should you plan for a bear market?

    Funds tracking energy storage groups will probably lock in longer gains than those linked to resources

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Adventurous InvestorShipping
    Shipping funds: plain sailing for investors?

    Groups buoyed by a boom in bulker rates and generous dividends

    A shipping container passes through the Suez Canal
  • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Investing in a lower-carbon future

    The drivers behind higher carbon prices seem unstoppable

    Smoke billows from a large steel plant in Inner Mongolia, China.
  • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
    Adventurous InvestorBatteries
    Energy grid tech is on the charge

    Spiralling demand for renewable energy generation presents an investment opportunity

  • Wednesday, 5 January, 2022
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Adventurous investing: my 14 years of hits — and misses

    David Stevenson looks back and finds some very mixed results

  • Wednesday, 27 October, 2021
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    How to hedge — with care — against a market correction

    Short and leveraged trackers can provide some short-term protection

  • Wednesday, 29 September, 2021
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Key investments that pass my diversifier test

    In a global market where everything seems correlated, finding assets that buck the trend can be tricky

  • Tuesday, 10 August, 2021
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Forestry investors see the wood for the trees

    There are considerable environmental and tax benefits but these have to balanced against the long-term and illiquid nature of the assets

    Funds are targeting new woodland creation to absorb CO2
  • Wednesday, 23 June, 2021
    A psychedelic guide to wellbeing
    Advances in psychedelics could change investors’ minds

    Potential treatments for addiction and mental illnesses are gathering pace

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