That’s All Folks!

December 17, 2025– I am sad to report that the last issue of our Best Places newsletter was sent out this morning. Unfortunately, and for a lot of reasons, visits to our site have slowed down dramatically in the past few years. That means that it is no longer economically viable to continue the weekly newsletter.

The Topretirements.com website will continue to be available through December of 2026. All of our Blog articles and reviews of over 5,000 places to retire will be there to enjoy. If something momentous happens in the retirement space, we will publish a Blog article on it. There might be a few newsletter updates sent out by Substack.

I hope you will come often to check things out and contribute Comments, both to the Blog and the community reviews.

Thank You!

A special thanks to all of our wonderful Members and visitors. One of the great pleasures of my life has been the 1000’s of interesting and wise comments people like you have contributed since the site launched in 2007. I have learned so much from you.

I also want to give a shout out to the many wonderful advertisers that have been the financial lifeblood of this site for so many years. None of this would have happened without great companies like Cresswind, Brookfield Residential, Bon Ayre, Indian River Colony Club, Woodside, The Courtyards on Robinson Church, Fairfield Glade, The View at Crow Creek, Kingfish Bay, and many others over the years. If you see a Showcase or Top Listing, or a Partner Community, please check them out!

I couldn’t finish this up without mentioning the two wonderful members of this team. Jane has been tireless over the years, helping our advertisers set up their listings, as well creating and updating thousands of community reviews. Jeff, our highly talented web developer, helped us develop a smooth running site, solving hundreds of complex problems along the way. Thanks to both of you!

Hopefully we have helped at least a little bit in your quest for a wonderful retirement. Enjoy the adventure!

John Brady

Comments? If you have a special moment or something you learned from Topretirements over the years please feel free to share it below. Everyone on the team will miss you!