https://youtu.be/nrV2SFmBy9Y

We have industry expert Benjamin Brandt of Retirementstartstoday.com, Benjamin explains the importance of financial planning and the dangers of investing and retiring without an effective strategy (Naked Investing).  

As information is becoming easier to obtain via the internet of things we cover why this is making Higher Education almost obsolete, also we learn techniques in how to set up a comfortable retirement, the investment challenges of 2017 and beyond. 

### To get more from Benjamin: [Retirement Starts Today](https://www.retirementstartstoday.com/)

### TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW:  
01:15 Formalized Education Will Become Obsolete In The Coming Decades  
04:15 The Path To Financial Planning and How To Retire  
05:15 Challenges of 2017 and Investing Naked  
06:15 Record amount of debt and the QE stimulus  
08:45 Financial planning techniques  
13:10 Can living off interest be profitable long term strategy?  
20:45 Where to learn more about financial planning and retirement 

### [Released for CrushTheStreet.com on 2017-05-17](https://crushthestreet.com/videos/live-interviews/redundancy-university-learn-retire-now-benjamin-brandt-interview)