The list of worldwide economic concerns is daunting, including the European sovereign-debt crisis, a sluggish recovery in the United States, and the prospect of slowing growth in China and other key emerging markets. What’s an investor to do? In "Around the World of Investing Opportunity," Milton Ezrati, Lord Abbett Partner, Senior Economist and Market Strategist, notes that the challenging conditions in the global economy have lured people to seek safe-haven investments. But as investors take shelter in cash and instruments such as U.S. Treasury bonds, these investment choices pay such poor yields that presumed "safety" comes at tremendous cost. For example, government debt issues in some countries have recently featured negative yields. Ezrati notes that investors seeking better returns must consider riskier investments. Here, he identifies some segments of the global financial landscape that offer the potential for solid returns.