Childfree Wealth: Breaking Financial Norms for a Growing Population with Dr. Jay Zigmont

Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician

Listen in as host David Mandell interviews financial advisor Jay Zigmont PhD, MFA, CFP®, the CEO of Childfree Wealth.

David begins that he had read’s Jay first book and was extremely interested in the topic—as he and his wife Sheila do not have children. He and Jay then discuss Jay’s background and how he came to direct his career around helping child-free clients.

Jay then shares some statistics from various studies about the prevalence of childfree people and how this demographic is growing rapidly. David and then dig into the various ways traditional financial planning misses the mark for childfree people—working backwards from estate planning to present day financial decisions. David makes the point that even folks with kids or grandkids can learn from tactics that childfree people use often.

Jay then provides to David and the audience a few resources that childfree people can utilize if they are interested and concludes with Jay emphasizing the importance of community.

Key Points:

• Childfree Wealth Defined: Childfree Wealth caters to individuals who do not have children by choice or circumstance, representing a significant and underserved demographic in financial planning.
• 25% of the U.S. Population is Child-Free: Research indicates that 25% of Americans are child-free or permanently childless, highlighting a large, often overlooked segment of the population.
• Lack of Representation in Financial Planning: Traditional financial planning is geared towards families with children, leaving child-free individuals with advice that doesn't align with their unique needs.
• Financial Impacts for Child-Free Individuals: Child-free people often focus less on wealth transfer to future generations and more on living fulfilling lives, with different priorities such as disability insurance, long-term care, and lifestyle investments.
• Higher Net Worth Among Child-Free People: Research from Pew shows that child-free individuals tend to have higher net worth, and gender pay gaps are significantly reduced within this group.

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