Latest articles by David C. Stevenson
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A new investment trust to profit from the space race
Tips There is now an investment trust focusing on the space sector. It looks intriguing, says David Stevenson – but highly risky.
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Grab a piece of art – or music – with fractional ownership
Advice Fractional ownership allows you to buy shares in assets such as stamps, paintings and music royalties, says David Stevenson.
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Investing in space: a fund for the final frontier
Tips The space sector is not simply about launching rockets to Mars or the moon. A new fund aims to cash in.
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Four energy efficiency and storage funds to buy now
Tips Energy efficiency and energy storage funds offer another way to invest in renewable power and profit from the green boom.
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Three commercial property funds that go beyond offices and shops
Tips When it comes to commercial property, these three real-estate investment trusts in promising niches look most appealing, says David Stevenson.
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Equity crowdfunding: a crowded field set to keep growing
Advice Equity crowdfunding, a form of early stage business funding, has shaken off the pandemic and is set to keep growing, says David Stevenson
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Four investment trusts for income investors to buy now
Tips Some high-yielding listed lending funds have come through the crisis with flying colours. David Stevenson picks four of the best.
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How to profit as uranium prices head for a melt-up
Tips The supply squeeze in the uranium market implies ample scope for price rises. Here's how to invest in uranium.
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How you can profit from the fast-growing cannabis industry
Tips Once an investment taboo, the cannabis sector is poised to thrive in 2021. David Stevenson looks at how best to buy in.
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How open banking became a great British success story
Analysis Over the past few years financial technology has stepped up a gear. The way we spend, save, borrow and invest is now changing rapidly
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Use investment funds to find fast-growing private firms
Tips It has become much easier in recent years for investors to tap into the growth of unlisted companies, says David Stevenson, with the likes of venture capital trusts and private equity.
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The best investment trusts to buy for 2021
Tips Sectors ranging from emerging markets to student accommodation look poised to do well this year, says David Stevenson, as he picks the best investment trusts to buy for the year ahead.
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Five funds to profit as metal prices bounce back
Tips Prices of commodities, notably base metals, have started to rise as the world rebounds from Covid-19. David Stevenson picks the five best funds to buy to take advantage.
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A fund that will give your investments some social impact
Tips A new socially responsible investing trust backed by blue-chip investors allows investors to do well from doing good.
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Emerging markets set to bounce – and these eight funds will profit
Tips Many developing countries were knocked sideways by Covid-19. But they are now ready to rebound. David Stevenson picks the eight best emerging market funds to buy now.
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Will the post-Covid recovery set us up for the Roaring 2020s?
Sponsored As we head into 2021 with at least two Covid vaccines showing extremely promising results, and more to come, we could be about to enter a period of unbridled optimism – a Roaring Twenties for the 21st century.
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New music-royalty fund will cash in on classic pop hits
Tips The Round Hill Music Royalty Fund, a rival to the well-established Hipgnosis Songs Fund, has just debuted on the London Stock Exchange. David C Stevenson takes a look.
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How green bonds will fund the coming energy transition
Sponsored The need to cut carbon emissions will see a huge amount of investment in new infrastructure and clean energy projects, funded by the most simple of financial instruments – a bond. David Stevenson looks at the huge potential to investors of “green bonds”.
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Why an ESG approach is particularly suited to bond investors
Sponsored ESG investing, which focuses on the environmental, social and governance aspects of a business, is all the rage. David C Stevenson explains how bond investors can adopt ESG principles, too.
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Why you might want to add emerging market debt to your portfolio
Sponsored David Stevenson explores why, in our world of quantitative easing and negative yields, investors looking for positive yields should look at emerging market debt.
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Nine of the best new investment trusts and ETFs
Tips A lot of appealing investment trusts trusts and exchange-traded funds have emerged now that the market has calmed down. David Stevenson picks nine of the best.
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Why would you pay anyone for the privilege of lending them money?
Sponsored In the latest in his series on fixed income investing, David Stevenson explains what’s driving the trend towards negative-yielding government bonds – on which you are guaranteed to lose money.
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Will Mailbox Reit, a new property fund with a single investment, deliver?
Tips Mailbox Reit, a new real-estate investment trust set to float on a new property exchange, contains just one building. David Stevenson assesses its prospects.
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How will we repay our vast debt pile? Do we even need to?
Sponsored In his recent articles looking at different aspects of the fixed-income investing world, David Stevenson looked at inflation. Today he looks at a closely related concept – government debt.
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