Ian Duncan MacDonald

Safe Dividend Investing

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In 2000, I lost $300,000 in mutual funds that an investment advisor had put my lifesavings into.... I lost it because I had entrusted it to an industry that does not educate investors nor encourage them to look closely at what that industry is doing with their money..... I set out to find a better, safer way to invest..... My podcasts relate to what I learned in creating a generous, reliable income and in growing my wealth.... A few of the more important lessons I learned and explore are:.... (1) It is critical that you become a self-directed investor.....(2) If you can not easily measure the...

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Ian Duncan MacDonald

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Podcast 274 - WHY I WILL NOT BE INVESTING IN NVIDIA AND OTHER AI STOCKS 09.05.2026 16:51

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 274 on May 9th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am the author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan MacDo...

Podcast 273 - SO, YOU WANNA GET RICH QUICK? 02.05.2026 13:10

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 273 on May 2nd of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am the author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan MacDo...

Podcast 272 - CHOOSE YOUR DIVIDEND PAYING STOCKS CAREFULLY 25.04.2026 12:47

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 272 on April 25th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am the author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan Ma...

Podcast 271 - PROOF - STOCK SCORING CREATES GREAT WEALTH 18.04.2026 13:10

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 271 on April 18th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am the author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan Ma...

Podcast 270 - A REQUEST TO LISTENERS 10.04.2026 3:41

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 270 on April 11th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am the author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan Ma...

Podcast 269 - A 10 BILLION DOLLAR PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S APPROACH TO INVESTING 04.04.2026 19:30

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 269 on April 4th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am the author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan Mac...

Podcast 268 - ARE HIGH DIVIDEND PAYING STOCKS MONEY TRAPS? 27.03.2026 24:39

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 268 on March 28th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am the author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan Ma...

Podcast 267 - PROTECT YOUR PORTFOLIO NOW FROM INFLATION AND A RECESSION 21.03.2026 17:08

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 267 on March 21st of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am the author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan Ma...

Podcaslt 266 - WHEN YOU ARE TOO OLD TO MANAGE YOUR STOCK PORTFOLIO? 14.03.2026 19:15

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 266 on March 14th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am the author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan Ma...

Podcast 41 --BENEFIT OF MUTUAL FUNDS OVER RATED - BUY BACKS ARE A SCAM 13.03.2026 18:08

Send us Fan Mail 12 March 2026 - While going back through all 265 Podcasts to find which podcast has had the most listeners, I found two Podcasts that for some reason had never been broadcast. One of them was Podcast #41 recorded December 8 or 2021. Podcast #41 has some good insights into the problems with mutual funds and buybacks. Unfortunately it did not have a transcript with it. I made t...

Stock Scoring Makes Building a Strong Dividend Portfolio Easy 12.03.2026 20:56

Send us Fan Mail October 20, 2021 This podcast covers the final five chapters of my first investment book, "Income and Wealth from Self-Directed investing" . In it, we explore how 9 information elements are graded to provide a public company's total stock score. The higher the score, the safer and higher the dividend payments and the more likely the stock will show a capital gain...

Podcast 265 - CAN INVESMENT ADVISORS BE TRUSTED? 07.03.2026 25:31

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 265 on March 7th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am the author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan Mac...

Podcast 264 - SCORE STOCKS & BUILD A CONSTANTLY RISING RETIREMENT PORTOLIO 28.02.2026 24:32

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 264 on February 28th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am the author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan...

Podcast 263 - ARE YOUR BANK DEPOSITS AND BANK SHARES STILL SAFE? 21.02.2026 21:59

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 263 on February 21st of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am an author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan...

Podcast 262 - HOW TO GET SCAMMERS TO GIVE YOU BACK YOUR MONEY 14.02.2026 21:37

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 262 on February 14th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am an author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan...

Podcast 261 - IS THE 4% STOCK PORTFOLIO LIQUIDATION RULE NONSENSE? 07.02.2026 20:13

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 261 on February 7th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am an author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan M...

Podcast 260 - ANALYSIS OF A PUMP AND DUMP INVESTMENT SCHEME 31.01.2026 23:49

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 259 on January 24th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am an author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan M...

Podcast 259 - COMPARING 4 AI STOCKS (ADOBE, ALPHABET, MICROSOFT & META) TO A $323 STOCK WITH A 9.65% DIVIDEND YIELD 24.01.2026 20:55

Podcast 258 - WORKING CLASS VERSUS WEALTHY CLASS ATTITUDES TO MONEY 17.01.2026 14:57

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 258, on January 17th of 2026. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am an author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "Ian Duncan...

Podcast 257 - THE TEMPORARY NATURE OF HIGH SHARE PRICES 11.01.2026 20:05

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 257, on January 10th of 2026. Happy New Year! My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am an author of 7 investment books. My seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available January 3rd on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for &...

Podcast 256 - WOULD A STOCK WITH A 20% DIVIDEND YIELD BE SAFE? 03.01.2026 13:21

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 256, on January 3rd of 2026. Happy New Year! My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am an author of six investment books. Today my seventh investment book, Achieving Financial Independence Safely - 200 NYSE Stocks Analyzed and Scored " became available on Amazon. You can easily find it by searching in Amazon or Google for "...

Podcast 255 - MICROSOFT IS NOT ALL THAT WONDERFUL. 28.12.2025 16:29

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 255, on December 27th of 2025. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am an author of six investment books. I finally finished the editing and formatting of my latest book, “Achieving Financial Independence Safely. 200 NYSE Stocks - Analyzed and Scored”. Early next week it will be forwarded to Amazon/Kindle. As soon as it is availab...

Podcast 254 - WHAT DO AI STOCKS HAVE IN COMMON WITH ELECTRICITY : NVIDIA, GOOGLE, META, MICROSOFT, ALIBABA, COREWEAVE, ADOBE 21.12.2025 13:44

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 254, on December 20th of 2025. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am an author of six investment books. I continue to working away on my latest book which will be called “Achieving Financial Independence Safely. 200 NYSE Stocks - Analyzed and Scored”. I am now down to the editing and formatting. However, I did add a new chapter...

Podcast 253 -Excerpt from New Book - 180 HIGH DIVIDEND ANALYZED NYSE STOCKS 13.12.2025 14:42

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 253, on December 13th of 2025. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am an author of six investment books. I am still working away my latest book to be called “Achieving Financial Independence From 180 High Dividend NYSE stocks - Analyzed and Scored”. I hope to complete it within the next ten days. The book will be of great assist...

Podcast 252 - AN EXTRACT - 1ST CHAPTER OF ACHIEVING FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE 06.12.2025 23:26

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 252, on December 6th of 2025. My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald, and I am an author of six investment books. I am still trying to finish my latest 340-page book book before Christmas. It is called “Achieving Financial Independence From 180 High Dividend NYSE stocks - Analyzed and Scored”. It has taken me far longer than I had expected...