Listener Erica asks: With all the turmoil in markets, how are smaller companies performing compared to bigger companies?

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Listener Tammy asks: When or how did crypto form part of the value of the stock exchange?

I am curious as to how this asset has been able to become part of a highly regulated market without the regulations being "in general terms" applied to crypto under anti-money laundering and banking codes.

Has the creation of ETFs meant the introduction of crypto to the regulated share market?

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Listener Sam asks: I heard you talking about the RBA's warning on inflation being too low if they didn't cut rates. I get the impact of high inflation - but what's the risk from inflation being too low?

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Listener Jo asks: "Recently you told us that ETFs are at an all time high and exchange-traded funds are set to have more than $300bn in funds under management by the end of 2025.. ETFs look like they are here to stay.

How will the growing number of ETF products influence the landscape of stock markets globally and what will be the long term effects of this?

Will there be downsides and risks associated with this shift throughout the economy and reflected in investor returns?"

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Listener Lisa asks: You mentioned on the podcast that the RBA Governor has committed to keeping cash in the economy, even though fewer people are using it, and it's getting uneconomical to move it around. Why are we so wedded to cash? Who is actually still using it? Why don't we just bite the bullet and go cashless. Surely we'll end up there one day anyway - so why not now?

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Listener Rachel asks: Something that's always bugged me about unemployment data. How do they know who's actually employed? Is it based on tax records, or do companies have to report new hires, or is there some other way of reporting? Or is it just an estimate? I'm curious.

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Listener Howard asks: There are winners and losers from an interest rate cut. I get that anyone with a home loan would benefit from a reduction. But who actually loses?

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Listener Locky asks: How do we expect the goings-on in international trade to affect the average Australian? Should middle class punters that hold a job and have a mortgage expect big changes given all of the action in the US?

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Listener Liam asks: We hear companies talking about net profit and underlying profit - but what's the difference? And yes, I've googled it before - but the question google can't answer for me is which one actually matters? 

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Listener Chris asks: A personal bugbear of mine. Why on earth does a bank still take up to three days to transfer money from one account to another person's acount? I know there are faster options now with Osko and the like, but I'll often still get an alert saying it may take two business days to clear. What's there to clear? It's my money, it's digital, and it should be instant!

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