The coming months will be a time of both opportunity and risk, but investors shouldn’t be cowed into staying on the side lines due to uncertainty in the markets.

All eyes are on China’s reform programme and the huge, likely underappreciated implications for investors in both the Chinese market and elsewhere.

Investors can pursue many exciting opportunities this summer, not least UK equity markets, which are in the “sweet spot of the cycle”.

Inflationary fears form the backdrop to good indicators for several markets and sectors, but there are robust defensive moves investors can be taking to mitigate the risks.

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.

Hope springs eternal, yet particularly so this month as a return to normality beckons on a number of key fronts and investors are given greater reason to expect growth.

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.

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.

The potential for inflation shocks and stock market corrections top the investment agenda this month, with our expert wealth managers plotting careful – yet innovative – courses for their clients’ portfolios.