Tom Hegna

Tom Hegna is an economist, author, and retirement expert. He has been an incredibly popular industry speaker for many years and is considered by many to be THE Retirement Income Expert!.

As a former First Vice President at New York Life, retired Lieutenant Colonel, and economist, Tom has delivered over 5,000 seminars on his signature "Paychecks and Playchecks" retirement approach, helping Baby Boomers and seniors retire the "optimal" way. He has condensed a large chunk of his considerable knowledge into 5 books.

Tom specializes in creating simple and powerful retirement solutions. He has the unique ability to pump up a crowd, make people laugh and solve complex financial problems using easy-to-understand words, ideas and stories. He’s been featured in Business, Forbes, Money Rates, and many other leading publications. He is available to speak with businesses, government organizations, professional associations, financial professionals and their clients across the globe.

A proven, grand slam hit on the main stage of all the biggest venues in the financial services industry, Tom is a laser-guided missile, focused solely on electrifying audiences worldwide and motivating people to action.

Tom is a master at taking complex financial concepts and making them simple, sticky, and actionable. His presentations are unmatched in their ability to have an immediate and powerful impact on sales results. Wielding unsurpassable expertise and a record of over 100 main platform presentations around the world, 2,000 client seminars in all 50 states, and 3,000 agent training sessions, Tom's words have literally had a multi-billion dollar impact on the industry.