Seeking Alpha Seeking Alpha Portfolio App for iPad On Friday,
Mad Money host Jim Cramer told watchers of his show that it was
important for U.S. investors to allocate into a large, foreign
international company. He even commented that "[T]he United
States is in the caboose of the global economic love-train,"
echoing comments Peter Schiff has often made about the domestic
market and the potential for future global decoupling. This
article serves to provide some examples of potential first
foreign investments for American investors who wish to diversify
outside of the domestic equities.  Cramer also noted that Canada
has one of the healthiest economies, and individuals may want to
consider Canadian equities if they do not want to invest
somewhere too exotic. Some Canadian high yielding oil & gas
equities may be a good fit for a portfolio. Many pay monthly
dividends in Canadian dollars, and their businesses are levered
to the price and demand for petroleum. Additionally, Canadian
railroads have a history of grow