Listener Lena asks: What happens in Australia if Donald Trump wins the US election?

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Listener Nikki asks: Why are an elephant and a donkey, the symbols of the Republicans and the Democrats respectively in the US? What do they mean?

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Listener Scott asks: I've been reading about the decision by the Washington Post not to endorse a candidate for the election. Do newspapers normally do this? Do we do it here? I haven't really noticed it in the past.

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Listener Chantelle asks: Can you decode some of the jargon I hear all the time? What's the difference between growth stocks and value stocks?

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Listener Lily asks: The gold price is at or near record highs. How do investors actually make money from gold? 

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Listener Daniel asks: You’ve said Australia is about six months behind the US on interest rates. With so many other countries including the US now having cut rates - shouldn’t the RBA be thinking about the same thing?

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Listener Brian asks: Sean, does the rise in ETF-based investments contribute to greater market sensitivity? If we were to imagine a market entirely owned by ETFs, there would be no direct price-setting by individual investors. Is there a risk of moving toward such a scenario? 

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Listener Jo asks: Sean has mentioned several times there are concerns with super fund giants becoming too big in Australia, most recently on Mondays episode discussing the impact they are now having on IPOs and ASX listings.

My question is: what are the long term ramifications of this an investor might need to consider, and how will it impact the economy?

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There are few things more frustrating for buyers than property listings that don't include a price. The words 'expressions of interest' or 'price on application' are guaranteed to get the blood pressure rising. 

Alice Stolz, National Property Editor at Domain, and Fear & Greed's Michael Thompson look at why prices are left off listings, how buyers and sellers can each use it to their advantage, and what a lack of transparency means for the risk of underquoting.

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Listener Darren asks: If a government needs - for example - $100 million to run, what difference does it make how it receives its income? What are the benefits to the economy of tax reform?

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