A greener, more digital future sets the scene for 2021, yet investors have to be clever in executing views on the biggest investment themes of our time.

It’s important to have a handle on how worst-case scenarios could impact your investments, but it’s equally important to take a balanced view, as our expert wealth managers explain.

Equities investors have lots to weight up as they decide on the markets, sectors and companies well positioned for the months ahead, and there are both risks and opportunities it would be costly to miss.

Emerging economies’ rising debt ratios, the online revolution in retail and the wisdom of watching and waiting are all brought to the fore by our investment experts this month.

Balancing risk and reward is a real challenge in such a highly uncertain investment environment, but our experts’ view will help you gain clarity on some vital points.

2020 has begun with optimism, but there is no shortage of risks to be aware of with as the twelfth year of markets’ current bull run gets fully underway.

A healthy US labour market may mean equities have further to go and professionals are also seeing opportunities in the high yield credit market at a time when cash may be seen as too expensive to hold.

Indicators of a potential global recession are being anxiously watched as global trade wars heat up, but there may be investment opportunities for the brave to pursue even while caution reigns.

Recession risks are rising amid President Trump’s trade wars, and investors will need to weigh up portfolio allocations carefully as conditions change across equities, bonds and commodities.