Stock market investors must consider risks

Most long-term forecasts indicate that the VN-Index could reach 1,400-1,450 points by the end of the year, from around 1,365 points now. Investors, however, still need to anticipate the following four risks: a prolonged outbreak of Covid-19 leading to lower-than-expected GDP growth, cash flow leaving securities for production and business, rising inflation, and falling profit growth.