The U.S. net international investment position at yearend 2007 was-$2,441.8 billion (preliminary), as the value of foreign investments in theUnited States continued to exceed the value of U.S. investments abroad (table1).

If they didn't do any good the internal fight would keep them from doing any harm!

There are so many good comments concerning internal matters.

I do not mean that to be offensive to anyone, as I think it is something that every investor struggles with internally.

Congress scolded insurance giant American International Group Inc. for spending $440,000 on spa treatments for executives just days after the company took $85 billion from taxpayers.

Other than this one point I think it is a full 100% green light for Americans to get more involved in international trade, after all, other countries have been doing this for generations, and there are always new products and companies on the markets from everywhere.

I want to get involved in real estate investing as soon as I graduate, but for now how should I go about looking for a company/investor of whom I can intern for?

and am eager to learn more about Property Management and International Rentals, and maybe find some good leads, or at least ideas!

Things could get very interesting.There's a new power in international finance: Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, the $2 trillion central bank of China.Article: http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/106817/Dollar-Slams-Up-Against-a-Great-Wall?

Welcome Miranda, Good to have an international perspective here.