Appendix: Useful Web Sites
AllBondPortfolios.com/ (http://www.allbondportfolios.com/) Scarsdale Investment Group offers many articles about bond investing and a free newsletter link.
Advisor Perspectives (http://www.advisorperspectives.com/) Free newsletter for financial advisors and also of interest to sophisticated investors.
Association for Financial Markets in Europe (http://www.afme.eu/) Offers a free newsletter, Global SmartBrief. Find it by scrolling down the front page.
A. M. Best (http://www.ambest.com/) Insurance and ratings reports.
Bank of China (http://www.bocusa.com/) The New York branch lets you do personal banking and you can find information for maintaining a deposit account in renminbi (RMB) currency.