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 210 - WILL YAHOO FINANCE MAKE CHOOSING YOUR STOCKS EASIER? 01.03.2025 14:17

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Safe Dividend Investing's podcast. You may want to go to the printed transcript, provided with this podcast , where you will find Chapter 4 from my books. It explains in easily understood language how my IDM stock scoring system manually scores stocks. The IDM stock scoring software provided to book purchasers is derived from this chapter. The firs...

PODCAST209 - IS THIS THE ULTIMATE FINANCIALLY STRONG STOCK? 22.02.2025 22:02

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Safe Dividend Investing's podcast. You may want to go to the printed transcript, provided with this podcast , to review additional information. The first 190 Safe Dividend Investing podcasts answered hundreds of questions from my podcast listeners and readers of my publications. Since then the weekly podcasts have usually dealt with identifying t...

Podcast 208 - Outstand Stocks CIVITAS RESOURCES -W.P. CAREY -NNN REIT - Questionable Stocks - BCE INC -TELUS CORP -ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS 15.02.2025 10:04

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Safe Dividend Investing's podcast. You may want to go to the printed transcript, provided with this podcast , to review the detailed information there on the 5 outstanding US stocks and 5 outstanding Canadia n stocks identified this week. It is interesting to see these 10 stocks strengths and weaknesses revealed by 9 data elements. The first 190 Sa...

Podcast 207 - Outstanding Stocks This Week - TC ENERGY - FRONTLINE PLC -B2GOLD CORP - VIPER ENERGY INC 08.02.2025 9:37

Podcast 206 - Latest Scoring on TELUS - ZIM INTEGRATED -INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL - ANDREW PELLER -ETC 02.02.2025 9:27

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Safe Dividend Investing's podcast. You may want to go to the printed transcript, provided with this podcast, to review the detailed information there on the 5 outstanding US stocks and 5 outstanding Canadia n stocks identified this week. It is interesting to see these 10 stocks strengths and weaknesses revealed by 9 data elements. The first 190 Saf...

Podcast 205 -25 JAN 25 - Outstanding Stocks : GRAY MEDIA - ALLIANCE RESOURCE - ENERGY TRANSFER - WESTSHORE TERMINALS - BIRCHCLIFFE ENERGY. 25.01.2025 9:48

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Safe Dividend Investing's podcast. You may want to go to the printed transcript, provided with this podcast, to review the detailed information there on the 5 outstanding US stocks and 5 outstanding Canadia n stocks identified this week. It is interesting to see these 10 stocks strengths and weaknesses revealed by 9 data elements. The first 190 Saf...

Podcast 204 (18jan2025) This Weeks Best Gainers: VICI PROPERTIES - CROWN CASTLE - PEMBINA PIPELINE - EMER A INC -NORTHLAND POWER - ALGONQUIN POWER 18.01.2025 9:13

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Safe Dividend Investing's podcast. You may want to go to the printed transcript, provided with this podcast, to review the detailed information there on the 5 outstanding US stocks and 5 outstanding Canadia n stocks identified this week. It is interesting to see these 10 stocks strengths and weaknesses revealed by 9 data elements. The first 190 Saf...

Podcast 203 - HIGHEST SCORE EVER BY CIVITAS RESOURCES - TORM PLC 2ND - SUNCOR ENERGY 3RD -PLUS 7 MORE STOCKS 12.01.2025 8:57

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Safe Dividend Investing's podcast. You may want to go to the printed transcript, provided with this podcast, to review the 5 outstanding US stocks and 5 outstanding Canadia n stocks identified this week. It is interesting to see these 10 stocks strengths and weaknesses revealed by 9 data elements. The first 190 Safe Dividend Investing podcasts answ...

Podcast 202 (4JAN2025) - THIS WEEKS STRONGEST HIGHEST DIVIDEND PAYERS - ALTRIA GROUP - ENBRIDGE - ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS AND 7 MORE 05.01.2025 7:36

Podcast 201 - ENBRIDGE & HF SINCLAIR CORP SCORE 7O - HIGH SCORES ALSO FROM GAMING AND LEISURE - TC ENERGY - KILROY REALTY 29.12.2024 15:35

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Safe Dividend Investing's podcast. You may want to go to the printed transcript, provided with this podcast, to review 5 outstanding US stocks and 5 outstanding Canadia n stocks identified this week. It is interesting to see these 10 stocks strengths and weaknesses revealed. The first 190 Safe Dividend Investing podcasts answered hundreds of quest...

Podcast 200 - PFIZER INC - BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB- DARDEN RESTAURANTS -EXCHANGE INCOME CORP -ENTERGY CORP 21.12.2024 16:04

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Safe Dividend Investing's podcast. For greater accuracy, you may want to go to the printed transcript provided with this podcast for the list of 5 outstanding US stocks and 5 outstanding Canadia n stocks identified this week. It is interesting to see how scoring these 10 stocks revealed their hidden strengths and weaknesses that were not initially...

Podcast 199 - KRAFT HEINZ CO - UNITED PARCEL SERVICE - TRANSCONTINENTAL INC - PHX ENERGY SERVICES - STELLANTIS NV. 15.12.2024 15:28

Podcast 198 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS: NUTRIEN, TELUS, STELLANTIS, ARDMORE SHIPPING, EMERA, CANADIAN UTILITIES, GIBSON ENERGY. 08.12.2024 17:22

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Save Dividend Investing's podcast. For greater accuracy, you may want to go to the printed transcript provided with this podcast for the list of 5 outstanding US stocks and 5 outstanding Canadia n stocks identified this week. It is interesting to see how scoring these 10 stocks revealed their hidden strengths and weaknesses that were not initially...

Podcast 197 - 10 OUTSTANDING STOCKS: BCE INC, MPLX, EMERA, TELUS, WESTERN MIDSTREAM, ENERGY TRANSFER, NORTHLAND POWER, ETC 30.11.2024 17:46

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Save Dividend Investing's podcast. For greater accuracy, you may want to go to the printed transcript provided with this podcast for the list of 5 outstanding US stocks and 5 outstanding Canadians stocks identified this week. It is interesting to see how scoring these 10 stocks revealed their hidden strengths and weaknesses that were not initially...

Podcast 196 - 10 OUTSTANDING US AND CANADIAN STOCKS SCORED 24.11.2024 9:17

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week's Save Dividend Investing's podcast. For greater accuracy, you may want to go to the printed transcript provided with this podcast for the list of 5 outstanding US stocks and 5 outstanding Canadians stocks identified this week. It is interesting to see how scoring these 10 stocks revealed their hidden strengths and weaknesses that were not initially...

Podcast 195 - Safe Dividend Investing - WHAT ARE YOU REALLY INVESTING IN? 16.11.2024 14:08

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Podcast 195 on November 16th of 2024. In today's podcast in addition to the one US stock and one Canadian stock that stood out this week for their significant share price gain I was moved to write an essay on what you are really investing in, which has little to do with charts and what fund managers are choosing for you. No one is going to care as much about your i...

Podcast 193 - 2 OUTSTANDING STOCKS - ALTRIA GROUP INC AND IGM FINANCIAL INC 03.11.2024 7:46

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 193 on all on November 2nd of 2024. After doing 190 podcasts I thought it was time for a change. This podcast will no longer be dedicated to answering new investment questions. However, you will be able to find answers to hundreds of questions answered in the previous 190 podcasts. What is different, is that every weekend I will now...

Podcast 192 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS - CAPITAL FEDERAL FINANCIAL & MULLEN GROUP 26.10.2024 6:39

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 191 on all on October 20th of 2024. After doing 190 podcasts I thought it was time for a change. This podcast will no longer be dedicated to answering new investment questions. You may be able to find answers to your investment questions in the transcripts of the hundreds of questions answered in my previous 190 podcasts. What is diff...

Podcast 191 -NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT - 2 RISING STOCKS TO CONSIDER 20.10.2024 7:01

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 191 on all on October 20th of 2024. After doing 190 podcasts I think it is time for a change and for something new. This podcast will no longer be dedicated to answering new investment questions. You may be able to find answers to your investment questions in the transcripts of the hundreds of questions answered in my previous 190 pod...

Podcast 190 - WEAKNESSES OF 42 AI STOCKS LIKE TESLA, NVIDIA, APPLE & OTHERS 16.10.2024 27:44

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 190 on all on October 17th of 2024. Today I am answering the following one investment question. (1)WHAT ARE THE WEAKNESSES OF 42 AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) STOCKS LIKE TESLA, CELESTICA, NVIDIA, INTEL, SHOPIFY, APPLE, AND OTHERS SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM / KINDLE BOOKS, THE FOL...

Podcast 189 - INCOME FROM DEBT - ARE INVESTMENT ADVISORS JUST SALESPEOPLE 09.10.2024 23:36

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 189 on all on October 10th of 2024. Today I am answering the following eight investment question. (1) WHEN DOES DEBT PUT MONEY IN YOUR POCKET? (2) WHY WAS I TOLD THAT STOCKS ONLY GO UP? (3) WHICH IS BETTER, INVESTING IN STOCKS OR MUTUAL FUNDS? (4) SHOULD I WAIT FOR AN ECONOMIC TURN DOWN TO BUY MY STOCKS? (5) WHERE CAN I FIND STOCKS TH...

Podcast 188 - ENTRUSTING YOUR MONEY WITH A FRIEND CAN BE A DISASTER? 02.10.2024 22:46

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 188 on all ON October 3rd OF 2024. Today I am answering one investment question. QUESTION (1) WHY BEWARE OF ADVISORS AND FUNDS? SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM / KINDLE BOOKS, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE 2 LATEST: (1) CANADIAN HIGH DIVIDEND INVESTING - In this 325-page book, learn how to se...

Podcast 187 - ARE THESE TIMES THE BEST OR THE WORST FOR INVESTORS? 25.09.2024 21:17

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 187 on all ON SEPTEMBER 26TH OF 2024. Today I am answering one investment question. QUESTION (1) ARE THESE TIMES THE BEST OR THE WORST FOR INVESTORS? SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM / KINDLE BOOKS, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE 2 LATEST: (1) CANADIAN HIGH DIVIDEND INVESTING - In this 325-pa...

Podcast 186 - WHY INVEST IN GOLD? IS PHYSICAL GOLD OR GOLD STOCKS BEST? 18.09.2024 20:00

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 186 on all ON SEPTEMBER 19TH OF 2024. Today I am answering one investment question. QUESTION (1) WHY INVEST IN GOLD? SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM / KINDLE BOOKS, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE 2 LATEST: (1) CANADIAN HIGH DIVIDEND INVESTING - In this 325-page book, learn how to select, purc...

Podcast 185 - LIVING A FULL LIFE - IPO INVESTING - HOW TO ORDER STOCKS 11.09.2024 20:52

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 185 on all ON SEPTEMBER 12TH OF 2024. Today I am answering three investment questions. QUESTION (1) WHY LIVING YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST IS IMPORTANT. QUESTION (2) WOULD A NEW IPO OF A SUCCESSFUL COMPANY FOUNDED 40 YEARS AGO BE A RISK? QUESTION (3) HOW DOES A SELF-DIRECTED INVESTOR BUY STOCKS? SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCA...