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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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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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?

  • 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

  • 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

  • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Investing in a lower-carbon future

    The drivers behind higher carbon prices seem unstoppable

  • 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

  • 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

  • Thursday, 20 May, 2021
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    NFTs: the race is on to pick the winners

    From artworks to digital racehorses, real money is being made

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Towercos signal the prospect of healthy returns

    Digital infrastructure Reits have high valuations, but serve a sector with accelerating demand

  • Friday, 12 March, 2021
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Keep hunting for investment trust bargains

    Even after recent share price rises, investors can find value

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Sustainability
    Investing in a slice of the non-meat future

    From the laboratory to the kitchen of the near future

  • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    Tech trend is worth following beyond 2020

    Access to growth markets in China will be important

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    The paradox of lithium pricing in the Tesla era

    The metal vital to battery production will play a key role in the renewables drive but demand has yet to match up

  • Thursday, 3 September, 2020
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    High-energy investments to give your portfolio critical mass

    The nuclear sector will be a necessity in the future

  • Wednesday, 12 August, 2020
    Adventurous InvestorPrivate investing
    New crop of ETFs offer creative investing ideas for volatile times

    Fresh approaches abound in funds focused on gold, Chinese equities and ESG

  • Wednesday, 24 June, 2020
    Adventurous InvestorAdvice & Comment
    The mind-bending world of financial hybrids

    Yields of 6% or more beckon, but be aware of the risks

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