Aren't we always just at a brink before collaps? Total nuclear destruction? The whole eighties had been in a mood like that.
The world out there just luuuvs fearmongering.

That should not infect your financial decisions. Well, you are free to play duck'n'cover hiding under the kitchen table with your laptop. But! Only place your wealthes where some updrift development happens. Oh, and avoid anything all to overly "official" that tries to attract you. Big institutions can be scammers, too.