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Top Destinations For The Wealthy To Reside
By: Paul Toscano, Producer, CNBC.com | 24 Jun 2009 | 10:49 AM ET
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Top Destinations For The Wealthy
If you had unlimited wealth, where would you live? That’s the question that the Scorpio Partnership seeks to answer in its "Mobile Wealthy Residency Index."Taking into account everything from economic stability, relative safety and tax rates to education for children and sophistication of culture, the study has identified the destinations which are the most attractive locations to live and work. The study suggests that the destinations scoring highly give insight into where the mobile wealthy will relocate in the future.So, what are the top destinations for the wealthy? Click ahead to find out!By Paul ToscanoPosted 24 June 2009

10. Dubai
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Best Rankings By Criteria:Quality of housing: 1st Security: 3rd Employment & business opportunities: 7th Tax and immigration: 7th Convenience: 7th

9. Monaco
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Best Rankings By Criteria:Tax and immigration: 1st Security: 2nd Cultural/Infrastructure Sophistication: 2nd Convenience: 3rd Education for children: 6th 

8. Isle of Man
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Best Rankings By Criteria:Quality of housing: 2nd Convenience: 4th Economic & political stability: 6th Employment & business opportunities: 6th Tax and immigration: 6th

7. Cayman Islands
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Best Rankings By Criteria:Economic & political stability: 2nd Tax and immigration: 3rd Security: 4th Financial services sector: 6th  Cultural/Infrastructure Sophistication: 8th

6. Isle of Jersey
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Best Rankings By Criteria:Convenience: 2nd Education for children: 4th  Economic & political stability: 5th Legal considerations: 5th Financial services sector:7th

5. Hong Kong
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Best Rankings By Criteria:Employment & business opportunities: 3rd Tax and immigration: 4th Financial services sector: 4th  Security: 5th Cultural/Infrastructure Sophistication: 5th 

4. New York
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Best Rankings By Criteria:Financial services sector: 1st  Education for children: 3rd  Cultural/Infrastructure Sophistication: 3rd  Employment & business opportunities: 5th Quality of housing: 5th

3. Singapore
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Best Rankings By Criteria:Employment & business opportunities: 1st Security: 1st Tax and immigration: 2nd Legal considerations: 2nd Economic & political stability: 3rd

2. London
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Best Rankings By Criteria:Education for children: 2nd Financial services sector: 2nd  Legal considerations: 3rd Quality of housing: 3rd Employment & business opportunities: 4th

1. Switzerland
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Best Rankings By Criteria:Education for children: 1stEconomic & political stability: 1stLegal considerations: 1stConvenience: 1stCultural/Infrastructure Sophistication: 1stReplay SlideshowWorld's Highest Corporate Tax RatesAmerica's Biggest Trading Partners

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