Zane Hunter, Director of Private Clients Scotland, Private Client Team at 7IM, explains his firm’s proud commitment to doing the right thing for clients and the impressive growth this ethos has helped drive.

The coronavirus outbreak might be rocking markets, but wealth management experts are advocating cool heads and a focus on fundamentals and the longer term.

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.

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.

Experts debate the relative merits of several safe haven assets this month, while also offering their insights on absolute return funds and how diversity impacts corporate profitability.

Eurozone concerns continue while the world looks to signals from the US economy to determine whether recession or merely consolidation is the likelier scenario looking ahead.

Managing risk while also tapping growth opportunities where they exist is a delicate balance – and there are many variables to consider this March.

Our wealth management expert explains why time in the market – rather than trying to time them – is such a powerful driver of investment returns.