No public computer, B&B, cafes, etc., is safe for anything. It is always possible that they could have skyware running to capture your pass words, account numbers, etc. Even public wireless networks are not secure.

When traveling we use a specific e-mail addresses. We send to ourselves at that address an e-mail containing all of our important credit card numbers etc., coded so that we have access to that imformation if needed. For transfers funds or other financial transactions we entrust that to a local individual with all of the information needed to complete the transactions. If that needs arises we send an e-mail that says, Do it 1000 or 500 or what every amount is needed and a pass word. The pass word is the coded day of the week. For example -- for day it would be, Do it 500, yoyeyd. It is simple and very secure. If that was capture and someone what to repeat it, they would not know that the password changes daily or how to change it.

But if they wanted to duplicate the transaction on the <u>same</u> day?

I think this scheme could be more secure.

Cannot -- one transaction perday/per password. It is more than secure enough for the average thief. Go ahead, tell me what the password for tomorrow would be.

We just returned from 3 weeks in Andalucia. Internet was not as accessible as we thought it would be. Only 2 of the several places we stayed had Internet access available. In small towns, Internet cafes were hard to find. And don't forget to plan for Siesta. One that we found was closing at 1:30 PM for Siesta. We ended up using the Internet twice in the 3 weeks.

Robespierre,

Try some decaf. When I'm in Italy the last thing I want to be doing is checking on my investment portfolio,filing taxes, or anything like that. It's email, you know, Hi, having a great time, glad you're not here! etc.

To address only the OP's question: yes, for one such device, my Blackberry seems to receive and send email everywhere have been in Europe (just about everywhere) and elsewhere around the globe.

2Italy: thank you for the gratuitous advice about what I should drink.

The fact that is that experienced investors with substantial holdings like to check up on things regularly.

Robespierre wrote: &quot;The fact that is that experienced investors with substantial holdings like to check up on things regularly.&quot;

I am happy that my modest assets do not impose such a burden on me.

Actually Robespierre is absolutely right in that respect. ;-) If you don't check your accounts, you'll loose money. If you don't do your taxes once a month, you get fined. If you do trust someone else to do it, it won't be done right. If you're away frome home for more than a month, you need to have all data accessible over the internet to do your tax declaration online from abroad. Accessing sensitve data? For internet banking an indexed TAN number is sufficient for me. Change the password after each transaction, the TAN can only be used once, check online if the transaction has been carried out properly, I don't see any danger.

Excuse me, I didn't know you were such a high roller. I defer to the money.

2Italy wrote: &quot;I defer to the money.&quot;

Don't. Find some way of moving it to you.

Come on !!! I think Leggo999 is pulling our collective legs. I know of no taxes that need to be filled month -- quarterly estimates are estimates. Monthly payroll takes would be done by the accountant. High rollers have money managers and accountants that take care of these things. They don't do that themselves.

Well, this medium-low roller has to file quarterly tax payments equal to the tax on one-fourth of what I project I will earn over the year. It's the self-employed version of the tax that an employer deducts from a worker's gross pay.

I also have trailing stop loss orders on my equity positions that I have to tighten when a stock takes off. There is no automated way to do this that I know of. And I have to look at it every day the market is open.

I hope to someday have money managers and accountants.