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Dr. Jay Zigmont

PhD, MBA, CFP®

Founder and Chief Visionary, Childfree Wealth®, Childfree Trust®, Childfree Insights™

Jay Zigmont is the founder of Childfree Wealth, a life and financial planning firm dedicated to helping Childfree and Permanently Childless people, and Childfree Trust, the first of its kind next of kin representation service for Childfree people.

He's the author of The Childfree Guide to Life and Money and co-host of Childfree Life by Design podcast. His PhD is in Adult Learning from the University of Connecticut.

He has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Business Insider, CNBC, and many other publications (see our Press Features page for more!).

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Read The Childfree Guide to Life & Money

Episode 196: Dementia-Proofing Your Future

Planning for aging is not something most people do until they are already in the middle of a crisis. Jennifer Crowley, registered nurse and certified life care planner, joins Bri Conn, CFP® and Melissa Holcombe, DSW, LCSW to talk about what proactive life care planning actually looks like for Childfree and solo aging adults who want to stay in control of their own story.

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.