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 176 - ADVISOR GREED - SPREADING RISK -MINIMIZING THE LOSS POSSIBILITY 10.07.2024 21:58

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 176 on July 11th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) IS IT WISE TO HAVE ALL MY MONEY INVESTED IN STOCKS? QUESTION (2) WHY CAN'T I JUST TURN MY RETIREMENT SAVINGS OVER TO AN INVESTMENT ADVISOR, SIT BACK AND RELAX? QUESTION (3) HOW MUCH OF A LOSS SHOULD I BUDGET FOR IN MY PORTFOLIO?...

Podcast 175 - BEWARE BUYBACKS -DIVIDEND CUTS -SCORING CHANGES -DIVERSITY 03.07.2024 23:05

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 175 on July 4th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) HOW DO BUYBACKS AND CUTTING DIVIDENDS IMPACT STOCK PRICES? QUESTION (2) WHAT CHANGES ARE YOU INTENDING TO MAKE TO YOUR STOCK SCORING SOFTWARE? QUESTION (3) HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT USING YOUR STOCK SCORING SYSTEM TO BUILD A STRONG PORTFOLI...

Podcast 174 - LOTS OF MONEY BUT POOR - BCE WORRIERS 26.06.2024 19:33

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 174 on June 27th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT BCE? QUESTION (2) AM I RICH IF I HAVE A NET WORTH OF $10,000,000? SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM / KINDLE BOOKS, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE 2 LATEST: (1) CANADIA...

Podcast 173 - GET RICH FAST WITH IPOs - WHO SETS SHARE PRICES? 19.06.2024 23:49

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 173 on June 20th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) IS INVESTING IN IPOs A QUICK WAY TO GET RICH? QUESTION (2) WHO SETS THE PRICES OF STOCKS TRADED ON A STOCK EXCHANGE? SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM / KINDLE BOOKS, THE FOLLOWING ARE...

Podcast 172 - WHY INVESTORS LOSE MONEY - WHAT MAKES DIVIDENDS IMPORTANT 12.06.2024 19:33

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 172 on June 13 th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) WHY DO 80% OF INVESTORS IN STOCKS LOSE MONEY? QUESTION (2) WHY ARE MANY COMPANIES SO CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR DIVIDENDS? SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM / KINDLE BOOKS, THE FOLLOWING AR...

Podcast 171 - RECOVERING INVESTED MONEY - FINDING STOCK DATA - FEAR OF LOSING MONEY 05.06.2024 22:34

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 171 on June 6th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) IF A START UP IS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND GOES OUT OF BUSINESS HOW DO YOU RECOVER THE MONEY YOU INVESTED? QUESTION (2) WHAT WEBSITES CAN YOU GO TO, TO FIND INFORMATION TO DETERMINE IF YOU SHOULD INVEST IN A STOCK? QUESTION (3) HOW CAN I OVE...

Podcast 170 WHY NVIDIA - APPLE -AMAZON IN PORTFOLIOS NEED DIVERSIFICATION 29.05.2024 25:50

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 170 on May 30th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 1 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) WHY DO PORTFOLIOS WITH HI-TECH STOCKS NEED DIVERSIFICATION? SIX INVESTMENT 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...

Podcast 169 - NO EXPENSE DISCIPLINE THEN NO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. 22.05.2024 19:34

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 169 on May 23rd of 2024. Today, I will be answering 1 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) WHY DOES ONTR0L OF EXPENSES HELPS ACHIEVE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE? SIX INVESTMENT BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM KINDLE BOOKS, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE 2 LATEST: (1) CANADIAN HIGH DIVIDEND INVESTING - In...

Podcast 168 - WHY FUNDS ARE NOT SAFER THAN CAREFULLY CHOSEN STOCKS 15.05.2024 24:15

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 168 on May 16th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 1 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) WHY DO INVESTMENT ADVISORS CHOOSE TO SELL YOU MUTUAL FUNDS INSTEAD OF INDIVIDUAL STOCKS? SIX INVESTMENT BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM KINDLE BOOKS, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE 2 LATEST: (1) CANADIAN HIGH DIV...

Podcast 167 - DO HIGH VOLUMES OF STOCKS TRADED INDICATE GREAT STRENGTH 08.05.2024 20:35

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 167 on May 9th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 1 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) IS CHOOSING THE STOCKS WITH THE HIGHEST TRADING VOLUMES IMPORTANT? SIX INVESTMENT BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM KINDLE BOOKS, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE 2 LATEST: (1) CANADIAN HIGH DIVIDEND INVESTING - In thi...

Podcast 166 - A Simple, Safe, Easy Way to Invest Profitably. 01.05.2024 18:30

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 166 on May 2nd of 2024. Today, I will be answering 1 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) IS THERE A SIMPLE, SAFE,EASY WAY TO INVEST PROFITABLY? SIX INVESTMENT 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 b...

Podcast 165 - CROOKED INVESTMENTS - IS WORLD'S LARGEST BANK CHINESE? 24.04.2024 21:00

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 165 on April 25th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) ARE THE STOCKS OF LARGE BANKS A GOOD INVESTMENT? QUESTION (2) WHY DO INVESTMENT ADVISORS HAVE A REPUTATION FOR UNETHICAL DEALINGS WITH THEIR CLIENTS? SIX INVESTMENT BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM KIN...

Podcast 164 - BIGGEST INVESTMENT LESSON LEARNED -SELLING ALL STOCKS BEFORE THE NEXT CRASH 17.04.2024 17:13

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 164 on April 18th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) WHAT IS THE BIGGEST LESSON LEARNED BY SELF-DIRECTED INVESTORS? QUESTION (2) IN THE NEXT MARKET CRASH SHOULD I SELL ALL STOCKS AND REVERT TO CASH? In Podcast #154, I announced a contest to select 20 stocks using $200,000 in “play mone...

Podcast 163 - ARE FINANCIAL ADVISORS A WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME? 11.04.2024 14:48

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 163 on April 11th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) HOW DO YOU KNOW WHETHER A FINANCIAL ADVISOR HAS INVESTED YOUR MONEY WISELY? In Podcast #154, I announced a contest to select 20 stocks using $200,000 in “play money” that will generate the most capital gain and most dividend income o...

Podcast 162 - SCAMMERS - BUY CHEAP SELL HIGH - MONEY MAKING INDUSTRIES 03.04.2024 27:02

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 162 on April 4th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) WHAT SHOULD I DO TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING STOCK SCAMMED? QUESTION (2) IS IT BEST TO BUY A STOCK WHEN IT IS CHEAP, WAIT FOR IT TO INCREASE, SELL IT AND THEN WAIT FOR ITS SHARE PRICE TO DROP AND THEN BUY AND SELL IT OVER...

PODCAST 161 - REGAINING INVESTMENT CONFIDENCE - STOCK INVESTMENT LOST 27.03.2024 24:04

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 161 on March 28th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) HOW CAN I RECOVER FROM A STOCK LOSS AND REGAIN MY CONFIDENCE? QUESTION (2) I BOUGHT SHARES IN A STARTUP THAT FAILED AND WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, HOW CAN I GET MY MONEY BACK? In Podcast #154, I announced a contest to select 20 stocks...

Podcast 160 - Stock Price Irrelevancy? - Bit Coin Fool? - Manipulating Mutual Funds 20.03.2024 25:38

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 160 on March 41st of 2024. Today, I will be answering 5 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) HOW COULD A MUTUAL FUND MANIPULATE INVESTORS? QUESTION (2) WITH ITS RECENT GROWTH IN PRICE, AM I AF FOOL FOR NOT INVESTING IN BITCOIN? QUESTION (3) SINCE ITS INCEPTION THE S&P 500 HAS GROWN BY 3000%. WILL IT GROW BY 1...

The Critical Importance of checking a stock's BOOK VALUE and its "OPERATING MARGIN 14.03.2024 20:38

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 159 on March 14th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) IS A STOCK’S BOOK VALUE AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT CONSIDERATION? QUESTION (2) IS A STOCK’S OPERATING MARGIN AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT CONSIDERATION? In Podcast #154, I announced a contest to select 20 stocks using $200,000 in “...

Podcast 158 - Investment Scams -When to Sell A Stock - Benefits of Self-Directed Investing 06.03.2024 22:31

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 158 on March 7th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) How do you convince millions of investors about the benefits of self-directed investing? QUESTION (2) Why and when do you decide to buy or sell a stock? QUESTION (3) How can you avoid investment scams? In Podcast #154, I...

Podcast 157 - Secret Insider Information - Why Share Prices Rise - Good Foreign Stocks 28.02.2024 23:37

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 157 on February 29th of 2024. Today, I will be answering five interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) Do stock prices rise because there are more buyers than sellers? QUESTION (2) Should Americans purchase US stocks over International ones? QUESTION (3) What stocks do you recommend buying during a recession"? QU...

Podcast 156 - Why I Would Never Invest In a S&P 500 ETF or Mutual Fund. 21.02.2024 20:34

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 156 on February 22nd of 2024. Today, I will be answering five interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) Why spend time building your own stock portfolio when you can invest the same amount in units of a Standard and Poor 500 Index Exchange Traded Fund or a Mutual Fund? In Podcast #154, I announced a contest to select 20 stocks...

Stock Prices Are Not Radom - investment Advisors Are Not Your Friend - Stock Markets Have to Crash 14.02.2024 20:23

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 155 on February 15th of 2024. Today, I will be answering five interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) Are fluctuation of stock market share prices random or controlled? QUESTION (2) How much of a steady monthly income could I realize from $20,000 invested in dividend stocks? QUESTION (3) Can a stock market rise indefinitely...

Podcast 154 - A Game to Develop Investment Confidence and Skills 07.02.2024 24:52

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 154 on February 8th of 2024. Today, I will be answering one interesting investment question whose answer invites readers to participate in a game that will develop their investment skills. QUESTION (1) As a self-directed investor, how can I gain the confidence to put thousands of dollars into safe dividend stocks I would select for m...

Podcast 153 - So, You Think Your Investment Advisor has your Best Interest at Heart? - Why do Investors Rely on Media Hype and Stock Tips? 31.01.2024 18:55

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 153 on February 1st of 2024. Today, I will be answering two interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) If a company can hide its debt in calculating book value, why wouldn't free cash flow growth and total debt growth give a better picture of a company's health? QUESTION (1) Why do investors in funds avoid reading th...

Podcast 152 - Who Wants to Stop the Elderly From Self-Directed Investing? My Investment Horizon? 24.01.2024 25:11

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 152 on January 25th of 2024. Today, I will be answering two interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) Why would investment advisors like to see the elderly banned from managing their own investment portfolios? QUESTION (1) What is your investment horizon and strategy? ( A transcript of this podcast is available.) SIX INVESTMEN...