Peter Brown: How to make money investing in shares during a pandemic

The New York Stock Exchange. In the case of US stocks, the loss of capital and the depreciation of the dollar could be a double whammy. File photo: AP/Mark Lennihan

As with all good investing, any strategy that involves making money from stock markets in 2021 must consider the economic outlook but I would argue that in terms of impact, Covid-19 may be further in the rear-view than some investors think.

There is a scenario that when the authorities have vaccinated the most vulnerable in society that the issue of an overwhelmed health service will start to recede. And then there are personal savings which have risen to record-high levels because people have had fewer places to spend during the crisis.