US. Opinion: How good will your retirement be? Depends on where you live.
Geography is destiny, the saying goes, but money redraws the map. It’s certainly true with the U.S. economy, where the bulk of GDP is generated in urban, coastal areas. It’s also true, says a new study, for just how financially well off our retirement may be. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. Urban areas, says a recent Brookings Institution study, outperform rural ones in metrics like GDP per capita, job creation and wage growth; it stands to reason then that benefits, including...
