The Childfree Path to a Healthier Planet | Jay Zigmont, PhD, MBA, CFP® | TEDxWilsonPark

Legacy is about more than children. It’s about the future we create. Financial planner Jay Zigmont challenges cultural assumptions around parenthood, showing how embracing childfree lives can lead to smarter planning, sustainability, and stronger communities. Jay Zigmont, PhD, MBA, CFP® is the Founder and CEO of Childfree Wealth®, a life and financial planning firm dedicated to helping Childfree and Permanently Childless people. Childfree Wealth is the first life and financial planning firm dedicated to serving Childfree people. He is also the founder of Childfree Legacy™, a fintech that helps to ensure Childfree people age gracefully and have someone they can count on to make decisions for them as their medical power of attorney, financial power of attorney, executor and trustee.


Dr. Jay is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Childfree Wealth Specialist, and author of the books “The Childfree Guide to Life and Money” and “Portraits of Childfree Wealth” Dr Jay is the co-host of the Childfree Wealth podcast. His Ph.D. 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. In 2023, he was named a “Rising Star” by Financial Planning. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx