{"podcast":{"title":"Retire SMART Podcast","slug":"retire-smart-podcast-6956219","podcast_index_feed_id":6956219,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/connect92/feed.xml","website_url":"https://connect92.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18590041/RetireSMART_Logo_Boxes_Only_6ptmv.png","author":"Retire SMART LLC","episode_count":150,"summary":"We’re committed to helping you work toward achieving the retirement you want. We do this by providing guidance to help you develop an overall retirement income strategy and offering a variety of insurance and investment products to help achieve the objectives of that strategy. The team at Retire SMART is here to help ensure you receive all the assistance you need, not only in developing your retirement income strategy but in maintaining it throughout your retirement.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T02:19:56.362837+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-smart-podcast-6956219"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 436. How the Strait of Hormuz Hits Your Portfolio","slug":"ep-436-how-the-strait-of-hormuz-hits-your-portfolio","published_at":"2026-07-02T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-smart-podcast-6956219/ep-436-how-the-strait-of-hormuz-hits-your-portfolio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-smart-podcast-6956219","url":"https://connect92.podbean.com/e/ep-436-how-the-strait-of-hormuz-hits-your-portfolio/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ncgpx74ks888zjup/Ep_436_How_the_Strait_of_Hormuz_Hits_Your_Portfolio8cm01.mp3","summary":"Geopolitical tensions, inflation, interest rates, and the markets continue to dominate investor conversations. This week, David Brooks is joined by Mike Shudel to discuss how global events—from the Strait of Hormuz to Federal Reserve policy—could impact your portfolio, tax planning strategies, and retirement outlook, while highlighting why proactive financial planning matters more than ever.","meta_description":"Geopolitical tensions, inflation, interest rates, and the markets continue to dominate investor conversations. This week, David Brooks is joined by Mike S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":683,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retire-smart-podcast-6956219/episodes/ep-436-how-the-strait-of-hormuz-hits-your-portfolio/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-smart-podcast-6956219/ep-436-how-the-strait-of-hormuz-hits-your-portfolio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}