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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#127 - Predicting Stock Price Increases & Are Stock Analyst Recommendations Important? 02.08.2023 20:02

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 127 on August 3rd of 2023. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) How do you know before you buy a stock that it will increase in value? QUESTION (2) Why include analyst buy recommendations in a stock scoring matrix? FIVE INVESTMENT BOOKS BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD (ALL BOOKS ARE AVAILAB...

#126 - Starting too Invest? Selling Stocks At A Loss? Good Canadian Dividend Stocks? 26.07.2023 20:28

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 126 on July 27th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) How could someone start investing in the stock market? QUESTION (2) When you sell a stock at a loss, what mistake have you made? QUESTION (3) What are some good Canadian dividend stocks that have the potential to increase their...

#125 Should Older People Invest in the Stock Market? How to Pick Stocks Safely. Neutralizing Stock Market Crashes. 19.07.2023 21:50

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 125 on July 20th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) How do you determine what shares to add or delete to your portfolio? QUESTION (2) Can older people invest safely in the stock market? QUESTION (3) Is it safe to invest in the stock market when we do not know when the stock market w...

#124 - Shyster Stock Promoters- Corporations Are Not Democratic - Preferred Shares Disappoint 12.07.2023 25:00

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 124 on July 13th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 7 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) Is i ethical to invest in startups that you know are stocks being set up to go bankrupt as soon as the promoters have fleeced naive investors QUESTION (2) What is the reason for the recent popularity of dividend yielding stocks? Is...

#123 - A 10 Year Investment Prediction - Penny Stocks Potential - Not Selling Big Gain Stocks 05.07.2023 24:18

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 123 on July 6th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 9 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) Does a company's success increase their stock value? QUESTION (2) Why has Tesla's market share in the United States decreased? QUESTION (3) How can I get a safe 5% return on my investments? QUESTION (4) Why do you sell st...

#122 - HOW TO GET RICH IN THE STOCK MARKET WITHOUT INVESTING IN IT 28.06.2023 21:06

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 122 on June 29th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 7 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) If everyone invests in stocks would this mean that everyone would potentially become rich or just a few? QUESTION (2) The share prices of my dividend paying stocks are currently below what I paid for them. Will I still get paid the...

# 121- Not Investing in Google, Amazon, Apple & Nvidia - The 6 Trillion Dollar Companies 21.06.2023 19:47

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 121 on June 22nd of 2023. Today, I will be answering one interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) Why Won't You Invest in Any of the World's Trillion-Dollar Companies? For more insights into how to choose stocks that will provide you with both a reliable, ever-growing income and constant growth in the value of your po...

#120 Searching For Ethics in Stocks, Dangers of Margins, Losing Your Financial Advisor 14.06.2023 26:36

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 120 on June 15th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 7 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) Should dividend income be reinvested in the same stock the dividend came from, or should it be invested in a higher yielding stock? QUESTION (2) IS using margin to increase purchasing power a good way to build my high dividend p...

# 119 - THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR - PRICE IS ONLY ONE CONSIDERATION - SPECULATING IS UNNECESSARY 08.06.2023 23:57

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 119 on June 8th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) How long should you hold onto a stock whose share price does not increase significantly? QUESTION (2) When buying shares for your portfolio do you need to consider more than the stock's price? QUESTION (3) How much debt shoul...

#118 - Selling Rising Dividend Stocks - Sudden Price Drops - Brokers Protected from Clients 31.05.2023 21:06

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 118 on June 1st of 2023. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) Should you sell dividend stocks as soon as your share price shows a good increase, because eventually they will stop paying dividends? QUESTION (2 ) One of my stocks has had a sudden drop in price. Should I sell it? QUESTION (3) Have...

#117 - Is The Investment Industry Parasitic? 20 Best Diversified Dividend Stocks. 24.05.2023 22:24

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 117 on May 25th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) Why Invest in 20 Shares, Why not 2 or 200? QUESTION (2 ) Why are Operating Margins Important? QUESTION (3) Why is Self-Directed Investing Better? For more insights into how to choose stocks that will provide you with both a relia...

(#116) Investing $1,000,000 for a safe Income / Future of Airline Stocks / Overcoming a Deep Stock Loss 18.05.2023 22:24

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 116 on May 18th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) How do you overcome a deep loss in stocks and start investing again? QUESTION (2 ) How did your May 14, 2020, forecast for US airline stocks turn out? QUESTION (3) How would you invest $1 million dollars to generate a good, safe i...

PODCAST 115 Preparing For the Next Stock Market Crash, Bankrupt Companies and the Necessity of Scoring Stocks 10.05.2023 22:12

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 11 , on May 11th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) Why are you constantly pushing stock scoring as a necessity in building a strong investment portfolio? QUESTION (2 ) Are we heading towards a stock market crash. How can we prepare for a crash? QUESTION (3) When a company goes...

Podcast 114 Safe Dividend investing - Competing with Hedge Funds & Retirement Strategy 03.05.2023 23:51

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 114 , on May 4th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 8 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) Can an individual investor compete with a hedge fund? QUESTION (2 ) How does Warren Buffett know if he has picked good stocks for Berkshire Hathaway? QUESTION (3) How can I create a successful investment strategy for my retiremen...

Podcast 113 How to Select the Right Stock. How to invest $250,000. Are Advisors necessary? 26.04.2023 27:53

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 112 , on April 30th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 5 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1 ) I am struggling to pick more stocks, I now have TD, BNS, BCE, FTS, CWB and MFC plus a few ETFs. I stay away from oil and gas so that rules out stocks like ENB. Can you give me some ideas of insights by identifying which compan...

Podcast 112 - Overcoming a Fear of Investing. What Should I Ask an Annuity Salesperson. 19.04.2023 20:24

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 112 , on April 30th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1 )..How do I overcome my fear of investing in the stock market? QUESTION (2 ) ..What should I ask someone trying to sell me an annuity? QUESTION (3)..Can I make more money as a self-directed investor than working through an in...

Podcast 111 - Will Investors Lose Another 2 Trillion Dollars in Cryptocurrency This Year? 12.04.2023 20:48

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 111 , on April 13th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1 )...How much should you invest in cryptocurrency compared to investments such as bonds and stocks? QUESTION (2 ) ...Are companies that pay out high dividends more risky than other companies? QUESTION (3)...Is Broadcom Inc, stoc...

Podcast 110 Can Investment Advisors Give Good Advice? Is Now A Good Time to Invest? 06.04.2023 22:26

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 110 , on April 6th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 5 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1 )....How do you find a good investment advisor who will give you unbiased advice that is in your best interest? QUESTION (2 ) ... What does a stock with a very low Price-to-Earnings ratio tell you about how investors feel about suc...

Podcast 109: Cheap Stocks Can Be financially strong. Five Dividend Growth Stocks. 29.03.2023 19:22

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 109 , on March 30th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 5 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1 ).... What dividend stocks will most likely grow over the next 5 years? QUESTION (2 ) ... Does a higher stock price indicate a better performing company? QUESTION (3).... Can cheap stocks be strong companies? QUESTION (4 ).....

Podcast 108 - Silicon Valley Bank Failed? Are Canadian Banks Safer Than US Banks? 22.03.2023 19:30

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 108 , on March 23rd of 2023. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1 ).... ARE CANADIAN BANKS SAFER THAN US BANKS? QUESTION (2 ) .... ARE DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PREDICTABLE? QUESTION (3).... WILL THE STOCK MARKET SOON CRASH? For more insights into how to choose stocks that will provide you with both...

PODCAST 107 DON'T FEAR STOCK MARKET CRASHES. THEY ARE AN OPPORTUNITY 15.03.2023 19:51

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 107 , on March 16th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 4 interesting investment questions. For more insights into how to choose stocks that will provide you with both a reliable, ever-growing income and constant growth in the value of your portfolio visit www.saferbetterdividendinvesting.com . .QUESTION (1) Is it necessary to consid...

Podcast 106 - Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway's Fund Invested in a Penny Stock. WHY? 08.03.2023 23:47

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 106 , on March 9th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 4 interesting investment questions. In the first question, I continue, as I have for the two previous podcasts, with my analysis of Warren Buffett's 686 billion dollar Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. This time, I look closely at the only penny stock that appears in this 51 s...

Podcast 105 Is Now a Good time to Buy Apple and Disney stocks? 02.03.2023 20:51

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 105 , on March 1st of 2023. Today, I will be answering 5 interesting investment questions. Once again I am looking at the 10 changes Warren Buffett made to 10 shares of the 51 shares in his $686 Billion dollar Berkshire Hathaway hedge fund in the last quarter of 2022. In Podcast 104, I reviewed changes he made to Taiwan Semiconduc...

Podcast 104 Analyzing Warren Buffett's Buys and Sells in the 4th Quarter of 2022 23.02.2023 23:06

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 104 , on February 23rd of 2023. Today, I will be answering 6 interesting investment questions. The first three relate to the 10 changes made in Warren Buffett's$686 Billion dollar Berkshire Hathaway hedge fund in the last quarter of 2022. . QUESTION (1) Why would Buffett sell Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (stock s...

Podcast 103 of Safe Dividend Investing - What I Learned from My Greatest Stock Loss 15.02.2023 21:22

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 103 , on February 16th of 2023. Today, I will be answering 11 interesting investment questions received in the last week. . QUESTION (1) What are some good US stocks to buy for income? QUESTION (2) What benefits are there in stocks who pay most of their profits in dividends? QUESTION (3) If a company does not get the money when...