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Sara Zeff Geber

PhD

Senior Advisor, Aging, Childfree Trust®

Sara Zeff Geber, PhD, is an author and keynote speaker. Over the past 10 years, Sara has developed a niche specialty talking about the challenges of "Solo Agers," people who have no children or who are aging alone with no support from nearby family. She believes Solo Agers have unique needs in later life that warrant greater foresight and a more robust approach to planning.

Sara is the author of Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers: A Retirement and Aging Roadmap for Single and Childless Adults (Mango Press, 2018) which was selected that year as a "best book on aging well" by the Wall Street Journal.

Also in 2018, Sara was named an "Influencer in Aging" by the editorial team at NextAvenue, a digital journalism publication produced by PBS.

In 2023, Sara was the guest editor of the summer issue of the American Society on Aging's Generations Journal, an issue which focused entirely on Solo Aging. In addition to her own essay for the Journal issue, Sara recruited 15 additional authors to write about a wide variety of topics important to Solo Agers.

Sara has been a regular contributor to Forbes.com on the topics of aging and retirement for the past six years.

A sought-after speaker at conferences on retirement and aging, Sara is active in the Retirement Coaches Association, American Society on Aging, Sonoma County Section on Aging, and Life Planning Network.

Though married, Sara considers herself a Solo Ager, since she has no children. She lives with her husband and pooch in Santa Rosa, California.

Episode 195: LGBTQ+ Solo Aging: What Childfree Adults Need to Know

For LGBTQ+ adults aging without children, the question of who will be in your corner is not abstract, it is the plan. Maddy Roche sits down with Sherrill Wayland, Senior Director of Special Initiatives and Partnerships at SAGE, to talk about what affirming care looks like, why chosen family needs legal backing, and what resources exist right now to help LGBTQ+ older adults age with dignity and intention.

Episode 194: Business Growth Without the Burnout

Business growth and burnout do not have to go hand in hand. Licensed mental health counselor and life coach Nikolai Blinow joins Bri Conn, CFP® to talk about building a successful business from a calmer, more intentional place, and why 40% of your day is supposed to be rest.

Episode 193: AI and the Future of Work: How Childfree Adults Can Prepare

The next five years are going to reshape the workforce in ways most people are not prepared for, and Childfree adults have a unique opportunity to get ahead of it. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® brings his takeaways from the TED Conference to talk about what the AI economy means for your finances, your career, and your identity when work stops being the center of everything.

Episode 192: Renting, Buying and Vacation Homes

Buying a home has been sold as the responsible default for so long that most people have never asked whether it actually fits their life. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® and Fiona Waller, CFP® break down the real math on renting versus buying, why rental properties are not passive income, and why the vacation home is the worst housing decision a Childfree adult can make.

Episode 191: What Longevity Science Means for Childfree Adults

Childfree adults are planning for a future without a traditional family safety net, which makes the quality of later life especially personal. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® sits down with Joshua Herring, President and CEO of the Longevity Science Foundation, to talk about the research being funded right now to extend not just how long you live, but how well.

Episode 190: What No One Tells You About Rental Properties

Rental properties look a lot more passive on social media than they do in real life. Justin Brown-Woods, Accredited Financial Counselor® and co-founder of Price of Avocado Toast, joins Bri Conn CFP® to share exactly what three years of long-distance real estate investing actually cost him,v and what he would do differently.