Welcome

Some basics.
The first is that this is not my Financial Times column - go to ww.ft.com - and type in my name David Stevenson. There you'll find all my columns in glorious technicolour (well black and white).

The second is that this is about a number of different investment ideas. It's about

• contrarian investing ideas that go against the grain
• adventurous investing that involves things like frontier markets and alternative investments
• tracker and index funds that let you sensibly and intelligently asset allocate globally and across assets

OK, that's what this column is about.

Hope you enjoy it !