Many people have significant extra cash to deploy currently and many are wisely looking to put it to work in the markets, with London-listed names front of mind.

The Budget wasn’t as bad as many feared, but it still had important implications for affluent individuals to attend to across pensions, inheritance and other taxes – all while inflationary fears build.

Diversifying your investments can help improve the resilience of your portfolio and could also turbocharge your returns if executed cleverly, so see if it’s time for you to consider broadening your horizons.

There is a lot of potential in the predicted commodities supercycle, but a commensurate amount of risk for anyone who is not an expert in these highly esoteric and volatile markets.

A sense that the clock is ticking on lockdown is lending real urgency to the need to get proactive about our financial affairs, and across a range of areas too.

Passion investments are the opposite of throwaway gifts, and offer the real possibility of strong investment returns as well as the joy of ownership itself over the years.

Avoiding these classic wealth management mistakes will help ensure you are always making the most of your financial health, rather than paying the price for a lack of proactiveness.

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.