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 234 - Learn by Scoring HIGH DIVIDEND STOCKS -BCE, Best Buy and Betterware de Mexico 09.08.2025 19:05

Send us Fan Mail W elcome to Safe Dividend Investing's Podcast 234 - (9 August 2025) Ian Duncan MacDonald has started to write another investment book on stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. It will be called “ 2025 Edition – America’s 200 Strongest High Dividend Stocks – Analyzed and Scored” . It is being written for investors who fear making investing in individual...

PODCAST 233 - FIRST 3 OF 200 STRONG HIGH DIVIDEND STOCKS - ALX, ARE and ARLP 01.08.2025 23:43

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing's Podcast 232. Ian Duncan MacDonald has started to write another investment book on stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. It will be called “ 2025 Edition – America’s 200 Strongest High Dividend Stocks – Analyzed and Scored” . It will take several months to complete. It is being written for those investors who fear...

Podcast 231 - This week's 10 big gainers, high dividend stocks scored - CAL-MAINE FOODS - HESS MIDSTREAM - IGM FINANCIAL 26.07.2025 15:59

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing's Podcast 231 While identifying, recording, analyzing and scoring this week's 10 US and Canadian financially strong, high dividend stocks for the podcast, I found the following interesting: The most expensive stock was < Cal-Maine Foods >at < $105.94 >and < Brookfield Renewable > was the least expensive at <$27.20...

Podcast 232- AMERICAN, UNITED AND DELTA AIRLINES - ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON 26.07.2025 21:03

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing's Podcast 232. This week's podcast is a departure from the format of the last 40 podcasts. Today I am doing a comparison between three major US airlines : American Airlines Group Inc (AAL), United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL) and Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL). There are many large publicly traded companies on stock markets from which we b...

Podcast 230 - ABOUT MONEY BY STEVE JOBS PLUS 10 HIGH DIVIDEND STOCKS SCORED 13.07.2025 21:51

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 230 on July 12 of 2025t Using stock trading volumes, dividend yield percentages, the previous week's highest share price gains, operating margin percentages, the 5 highest qualifying US common stocks and 5 Canadian common stocks were selected and then scored. The 5 US stocks by name and stock symbol were: Civitas Resources ( CIVI) , Noble Corporation PLC (...

Podcast 229 - THE 10 BEST USA AND CANADA HIGH DIVIDEND SHARE PRICE GAINERS 05.07.2025 16:18

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 229 on 5th of July, 2025: This week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript. 5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED ( 1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) shares traded over 1M (4) price gain +5%. (5) share price exceeding $22.72 QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES : (1) NE Score 70 (2) CIVI Score 76...

POCAST 228 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS - T C ENERGY -COPA HOLDINGS - MAGNA INTERNATIONAL 29.06.2025 17:10

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 228 on 28thof June, 2025: This week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript. 5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED ( 1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M price gain +1%. QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES : (1) APAM Score 47 (2) CPA Score 68 (3) MSB Score 44 (4) NVEC Score 56 ...

Podcast 227 - ALWAYS CHECK 25 YEARS OF HISTORICAL PRICES AND DIVIDEND PAYOUTS TO AVOID NEGATIVE SURPRISES BEFOR BUYING 22.06.2025 15:53

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 227 on 21st of June, 2025: This week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript. 5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED ( 1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M (4) operating margins +10% (5) share prices + $13.26 (6) weekly share price gain +1%. QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES :...

Podcast 226 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS - CIVITAS RESOURCES -NORTHERN OIL & GAS -MURPHY 0IL -CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES 15.06.2025 12:57

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 226: This week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript. 5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED ( 1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M (4) operating margins +21% (5) share prices + $20.24 (6) weekly share price gain +6%. QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES: (1) CIVI Score 76 (2) A...

Podcast 225 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS -BXP - NOBLE CORP -NORTHLAND OIL -KILROY ROYALTY -PAREX RESOURCES - IMPORTANCE OF HISTORICAL TRENDS 07.06.2025 15:22

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 225: This week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript. 5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED ( 1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M (4) operating margins +16% (5) share prices + $10.35 (6) weekly hare price gain +8%. QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES: (1) NE Score 72 (2) NOG...

Podcast 224 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS - ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS - SIMON PROPERTIES GROUP -NOBLE CORPORATION 31.05.2025 16:16

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 224: This week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript. 5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED ( 1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M (4) operating margins +16% (5) share prices + $5.79 (6) weekly share price gain +4%. QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES: (1) GOGL Score 50 (2) NE...

Podcast 223 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS - TOURMALINE OIL - ENBRIDGE - EMERA - WIDOWS AND INVESTMENT ADVISORS 24.05.2025 15:55

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 223: T his week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript. 5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED ( 1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M (4) operating margins +5% (5) share prices + $9.10 (6) weekly share price gain +1%. QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES: (1) MO Score 63 (2) PFE S...

Podcast 222 - THIS WEEK'S 10 OUTSTANDING STOCKS - CIVITAS RESOURCES-PEMBINA PIPELINE -CAL-MAINE FOODS 18.05.2025 13:38

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 222: T his week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript. 5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED ( 1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M (4) operating margins +25% (5) share prices + $22.97 (6) weekly share price gain +6%. QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES: (1) WES Score 63 (2)...

Podcast 221 - This Week's Outstanding Stocks -BCE -WHIRLPOOL - ENERGY TRANSFER -CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES 10.05.2025 12:26

Send us Fan Mail THIS WEEK'S 10 BEST HIGH DIVIDEND GROWTH STOCKS U.S SELECTORS ( 1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M (4) operating margins +5% (5) share prices + $25.61 (6) weekly share price gain +5%. QUALIFIERS & SCORES: (1) Antero Midstream Corp ( AM ) Score 54 (2) T. Rowe Price Group Inc ( TROW ) Score 59 (3) Energy Transfer LP ( ET ) Score 62 (4)...

Podcast 220 - This week's Outstanding Stocks - ENBRIDGE, CUBESMART, PEMBINA, IGM FINANCIAL 03.05.2025 10:33

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 220 of Safe Dividend Investing on May 3rd of 2025. Be sure to visit the written transcript attached this podcas t to find more information on each stock that was scored. You may also want to visit Podcast 210 where in that printed transcript, you will find Chapter 4 from my investment guidebooks. It explains, in easily understood language, how and why the ID...

Podcast 219 - Outstanding stocks - MPLX -CAPITAL POWER - CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES - 26.04.2025 10:04

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 219 of Safe Dividend Investing on the 26th of April of 2025. Be sure to visit the written transcript attached this podcas t to find more information on each stock that was scored. You may also want visit Podcast 210 where in that printed transcript, you will find Chapter 4 from my investment guidebooks. It explains, in easily understood language, how the IDM...

Podcast - WHY CANADA BECOMING THE 51st US STATE IS NOT A JOKE. 22.04.2025 27:36

Send us Fan Mail 21 April 2025 US INVASION PLANS FOR CANADA My name is Ian Duncan MacDonald. Today’s podcast is a departure from my usual Saturday dividend podcasts. It explores the conflict currently going on between Canada and the United States. A few days ago a podcast listener was excited to discover in my novel, “USING DROUGHT USA ” that I had predicted a situation where the president of...

Podcast 217- TEN Outstanding Stocks -VIPOR ENERGY -CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES -ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS 20.04.2025 9:55

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 217of Safe Dividend Investing on the 19th of April of 2025. Be sure to visit the written transcript attached this podcas t to find more information on each stock that was scored. You may also want visit Podcast 210 where in that printed transcript, you will find Chapter 4 from my investment guidebooks. It explains, in easily understood language, how the IDM...

Safe Dividend Investing- US AND CANADIAN INCOME TAX SUPPLEMENT - 14april2025 14.04.2025 8:37

Send us Fan Mail SAFE DIVIDEND INVESTING'S US & CANADIAN INCOME TAX SUPPLEMENT In response to listeners enquiries I explain in this short podcast the differences between what US dividend investors have to pay in income tax and the tax break that Canadian dividend investors can receive. Ian Duncan MacDonald www.informus.ca imacd@informus.ca Podcast: Safe Dividend Investing 6 Dividend Inv...

Podcast 216 - Outstanding Stocks This Week -LABRADOR IRON ORE - CAL-MAINE FOODS -TOPAZ ENERGY - 13.04.2025 10:16

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 216 of Safe Dividend Investing on the 12th of April of 2025. Be sure to visit the written transcript attached this podcast to find more information on each stock that was scored. You may also want visit Podcast 210 where in that printed transcript, you will find Chapter 4 from my investment guidebooks. It explains, in easily understood language, how the IDM s...

Podcasr 215 - Outstanding Stocks -FORTIS -MOLSON COORS - CHOICE PROPERTIES - CAL-MAINE FOODS 06.04.2025 10:38

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 215 of Safe Dividend Investing on 5th of April of 2025. Be sure to visit the written transcript attached this podcast to find more information on each stock that was scored. You may also want visit Podcast 210 where in that printed transcript, you will find Chapter 4 from my investment guidebooks. It explains, in easily understood language, how the IDM stock...

Podcast 214 : This Week's Leaders are: TARGET CORP - WHITECAP RESOURCES - SUNCOR ENERGY -APA CORP 29.03.2025 8:03

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 214 of Safe Dividend Investing on 29 March 2025. Be sure to visit the transcript for this podcast to find the detailed information on each stock that was scored. You may also want visit Podcast 210 where in the printed transcript, you will find Chapter 4 from my investment guidebooks. It explains in easily understood language how the IDM stock scoring system...

Podcast 213 - IS THE FEAR OF LOSING ALL YOU WOULD INVEST HOLDING YOU BACK? - OUTSTANDING STOCKS THIS WEEK: CHORD ENERGY - KILROY REALTY - 22.03.2025 13:18

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 213 of Safe Dividend Investing. Be sure to visit the transcript for this podcast to find the detailed information on each stock that was scored. You may also want visit Podcast 210 where in the printed transcript, you will find Chapter 4 from my investment guidebooks. It explains in easily understood language how the IDM stock scoring system works. Using this...

Podcast 212: HESS MIDSTREAM - ENBRIDGE -PAREX RESOURCES - ENERGY TRANSFER LP - NORTHERN OIL & GAS 15.03.2025 8:48

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 212 of Safe Dividend Investing. Be sure to visit the transcript for this podcast to find the detailed information on each stock that was scored. You may also want visit Podcast 210 where in the printed transcript, you will find Chapter 4 from my investment guidebooks. It explains in easily understood language how the IDM stock scoring system works. Using this...

PODCAST 211 SCORES: VERIZON, BCE, ALTRIA, TC ENERGY, MAGNA, CROWN CASTLE 08.03.2025 9:14

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 211 of Safe Dividend Investing. Be sure to visit the transcript for this podcast to find the detailed information on each stock that was scored. You may also want visit Podcast 210 where in the printed transcript, you will find Chapter 4 from my investment guidebooks. It explains in easily understood language how the IDM stock scoring system works. Using this...