Originally Posted by
lindros2
I did this with Fidelity, until I was stranded and screwed (ATM card didn't work/was fraud locked even though I told them where I'd be and enabled international) in Costa Rica in 98 degree heat and Fidelity didn't budge.
I now use someone else.
In an emergency you can still get cash with Amex plat/centurion from a hotel or western union or similar by calling their global emergency hotline (I forget the actual name). I would certainly not count on that as a regular means of getting cash though.