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Best and Worst Places for Retirement

Every once in a while, an organization will publish their rankings of the best and worst states or cities for retirement.  Bankrate recently did just that, ranking the nation’s fifty largest metropolitan areas.  Bankrate considered a host of factors, including cost of living, taxes, crime healthcare, public transit, weather, things to do, and the percent of population 65 or older. Get the results in this episode.

Anirban Basu, Chariman Chief Executive Officer of Sage Policy Group (SPG), is one of the Mid-Atlantic region's leading economic consultants. Prior to founding SPG he was Chairman and CEO of Optimal Solutions Group, a company he co-founded and which continues to operate. Anirban has also served as Director of Applied Economics and Senior Economist for RESI, where he used his extensive knowledge of the Mid-Atlantic region to support numerous clients in their strategic decision-making processes. Clients have included the Maryland Department of Transportation, St. Paul Companies, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Players Committee and the Martin O'Malley mayoral campaign.