Uncertainty usually creates a troublesome environment for global markets. In 2016, the transactional angst stirred by terrorism and faltering economies has been augmented by another event that occurs only once every four years: the U.S. presidential election. Gold traditionally has served as a reliable store of value in times like these. "The more uncertain things are, the more fearful markets become-the stronger gold performs," says Philip N. Diehl, former director of the U.S. Mint and current president of U.S. Money Reserve, one of the nation's largest distributors of precious metals.
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