Listener Mick asks: Can you explain share buybacks in simple words?

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Listener Marg asks: Why does oil seem to affect the price of everything? I get it having an effect on petrol prices - but it seems like everything else is tied to the price of oil too. Is it just because of manufacturing? Or is there more to it?

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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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