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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 200: Building a Small Business as a Childfree Entrepreneur

Being Childfree shapes how you build a business, from the money you reinvest to the hours you keep to the question of what you’re building toward. Jena Gribble of Blush Cactus and Huzefa Kapadia of Scalar Learning join Bri Conn, CFP® to talk about what that’s really looked like, the freedom, the trade-offs, and how it changes what a business can become.

Episode 199: What Women Need to Know About Money and Starting a Business

In the United States, only 15 banks are women-owned. Ilaria Rawlins, CEO of Fortuna Bank, joins Bri Conn, CFP® to talk about why female entrepreneurs face a capital gap that most people do not even know exists, and what she built to change it.

Episode 198: Solo Aging for Childfree Adults: How to Plan Before You Need To

Most people assume that if they don’t have kids, someone will figure it out when the time comes. Carol Marak has spent over a decade proving that the people who age well alone are the ones who plan for it on purpose. She joins Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® to talk about the three questions every soloist needs answered, why finances anchor the whole plan, and how to build a support system before a crisis forces the issue.

Episode 197: Small Business 101: Starting an AI-Proof Business After 50

The next wave of AI-driven job displacement does not have to derail your plans. For Childfree adults over 50, it might just be the push you needed. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® and Alli Gage break down what it actually takes to start a small business in the second half of life and how to use AI to make it work for you from day one.

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.