{"podcast":{"title":"Behind the Advice","slug":"behind-the-advice-7023081","podcast_index_feed_id":7023081,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/OZVJlu3c","website_url":"https://behind-the-advice.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/06b7eb4f-a8b4-4d1d-9292-1c46e601249c/bc0659d3-5274-47ef-a089-3a44b01267c8/3000x3000/behind-the-advice-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Globe and Mail","episode_count":26,"summary":"There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to financial advice. It’s as varied and individual as the people giving it. Welcome to Behind The Advice, a new podcast from The Globe and Mail. Join Globe Advisor reporter Brenda Bouw as she speaks with a wide variety of financial advisors across the country, digging into their personal relationships with money, the most important lessons learned over the years, and how their experiences shape the advice they give clients today.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T18:17:23.931004+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-advice-7023081"},"episode":{"title":"From philosophy to finance: Jay Smith’s unconventional path to becoming a top advisor","slug":"from-philosophy-to-finance-jay-smith-s-unconventional-path-to-becoming-a-top-advisor","published_at":"2026-03-18T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-advice-7023081/from-philosophy-to-finance-jay-smith-s-unconventional-path-to-becoming-a-top-advisor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-advice-7023081","url":"https://behind-the-advice.simplecast.com/episodes/from-philosophy-to-finance-jay-smiths-unconventional-path-to-becoming-a-top-advisor-H0hoLblf","audio_url":"https://afp-119681-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/0e1a7767-ecb5-4a20-a3aa-a54ae2d19808/episodes/790e4d84-f707-4815-8724-280ee612621f/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=0e1a7767-ecb5-4a20-a3aa-a54ae2d19808&awEpisodeId=790e4d84-f707-4815-8724-280ee612621f&feed=OZVJlu3c","summary":"This week, Brenda speaks with Jay Smith, senior portfolio manager at CIBC Wood Gundy. Jay talks about his early career as an academic, how a PHD in philosophy prepared him for the world of finance, and how he talked his way into a job at Merrill Lynch in the 1970s. He also shares some lessons he’s learned over his five decades in the investment industry and how those experiences have shaped the investment strategy he uses today.","meta_description":"This week, Brenda speaks with Jay Smith, senior portfolio manager at CIBC Wood Gundy. Jay talks about his early career as an academic, how a PHD in philos…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1553,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/behind-the-advice-7023081/episodes/from-philosophy-to-finance-jay-smith-s-unconventional-path-to-becoming-a-top-advisor/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-advice-7023081/from-philosophy-to-finance-jay-smith-s-unconventional-path-to-becoming-a-top-advisor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}