Uncertainity in current times

Every day it seems like the world is more interconnected. If you watch any financial television channel or read the news online, you are most likely aware of how events in one country seem to have an ever-increasing effect on other countries around the world . 

Certain aspects of globalization  can have positive benefits, but when threats of a financial crisis, war, global recession, trade imbalances, etc. do occur, it often leads to the talk of moving money to safer investments and increasing government deficits. This rising uncertainty can confuse even the well-informed investor.