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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 210: Childfree Estate Planning and Long-Term Care

The estate and long-term care system assumes you have kids to make your decisions and inherit what's left, which quietly turns standard legal documents into a liability when you're Childfree. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® pulls apart his in-depth Kitces article to show how to build a plan that actually protects you.

Episode 209: How to Talk About Money With Your Partner

Money is one of the top reasons couples split, and nearly half of us avoid the conversation to keep the peace. Bri Conn, CFP® and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® get honest, and funny, about how to talk money with your partner, from the credit report date to weekly money dates, and why the fight is almost never really about the dollar amount.

Episode 208: Long-Term Care Planning for Childfree Adults

Most people file long-term care under "deal with it later," which is exactly the wrong time to start. Jesse Vickey of Long Term What? joins Bri Conn, CFP® to make one of the most avoided money conversations feel clear and even hopeful, from the four ways people pay for care to why your healthy window is the moment to decide your options.

Episode 207: Scary Stories: Tax Mistakes Childfree People Make

The worst tax stories aren't about criminals, they're about ordinary people doing what they thought was fine and walking into a trap. Bri Conn, CFP®, Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, and Maddy Roche walk through real cautionary tales, from the passport the IRS can revoke to the partner's rent that counts as income, so you can make intentional Childfree money decisions with your eyes open.

Episode 206: Tax Planning for Childfree People

Most tax advice assumes you're married with kids, funding a 529, and leaving an inheritance, so following it when you're Childfree can cost you. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® and Scott Barnes, CFP®, TPCP®, CLTC break down why the tax code rewards having children and how Childfree people can design their own tax breaks instead, from the landlord advice that falls apart without an heir to the Roth question that changes with your state and your plans to retire abroad.

Episode 205: Guardianship vs. Power of Attorney: Protecting Your Choices as a Solo Ager

The words guardianship and conservatorship usually surface only after a crisis, once the choices have already left your hands. Melissa Holcombe, DSW, LCSW joins Bri Conn, CFP® to explain what these terms really mean, why they are so hard to undo, and how a power of attorney set up ahead of time keeps your medical and financial decisions yours.