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.

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.

Global fiscal policy and the varying firepower of central banks are key themes for investors to ponder this month, while strange moves in the bond and currency markets join equity “valuation potholes” among the risks to watch out for.

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.