• Podcast 171 - RECOVERING INVESTED MONEY - FINDING STOCK DATA - FEAR OF LOSING MONEY
    Jun 5 2024

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    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 OVERCOME MY FEAR OF LOSING MONEY IN THE STOCK MARKET?

    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 book, learn how to select, purchase and build a portfolio of 20 Canadian strong dividend stocks. Summary records of 215 stocks are sorted in multiple ways, and each stock's unique page provides detailed scoring data and 24 years of price and dividend trend data. Released September 23.

    (2) NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE'S 106 BEST HIGH DIVIDEND STOCKS -
    In this 334-page book, there is a 2-page report for each company scoring 11 data elements. It also lists 23 years of historical share price and dividend payouts so that investors can judge the stock's reliability. Released December 2022.

    A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON Ian's 6 INVESTMENT BOOKS, 3 NOVELS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIGITAL ART VISIT www.informus.ca

    Ian Duncan MacDonald
    Author, Artist, Commercial Risk Consultant,
    President of Informus Inc
    2 Vista Humber Drive
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada, M9P 3R7
    Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994
    New York Telephone - 929-800-2397
    imacd@informus.ca

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    23 mins
  • Podcast 170 WHY NVIDIA - APPLE -AMAZON IN PORTFOLIOS NEED DIVERSIFICATION
    May 29 2024

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    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-page book, learn how to select, purchase and build a portfolio of 20 Canadian strong dividend stocks. Summary records of 215 stocks are sorted in multiple ways, and each stock's unique page provides detailed scoring data and 24 years of price and dividend trend data. Released September 23.

    (2) NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE'S 106 BEST HIGH DIVIDEND STOCKS -
    In this 334-page book, there is a 2-page report for each company scoring 11 data elements. It also lists 23 years of historical share price and dividend payouts so that investors can judge the stock's reliability. Released December 2022.

    A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON Ian's 6 INVESTMENT BOOKS, 3 NOVELS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIGITAL ART VISIT www.informus.ca

    Ian Duncan MacDonald
    Author, Artist, Commercial Risk Consultant,
    President of Informus Inc
    2 Vista Humber Drive
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada, M9P 3R7
    Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994
    New York Telephone - 929-800-2397
    imacd@informus.ca

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    26 mins
  • Podcast 169 - NO EXPENSE DISCIPLINE THEN NO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.
    May 22 2024

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    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 this 325-page book, learn how to select, purchase and build a portfolio of 20 Canadian strong dividend stocks. Summary records of 215 stocks are sorted in multiple ways, and each stock's unique page provides detailed scoring data and 24 years of price and dividend trend data. Released September 23.

    (2) NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE'S 106 BEST HIGH DIVIDEND STOCKS -
    In this 334-page book, there is a 2-page report for each company scoring 11 data elements. It also lists 23 years of historical share price and dividend payouts so that investors can judge the stock's reliability. Released December 2022.

    A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON Ian's 6 INVESTMENT BOOKS, 3 NOVELS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIGITAL ART VISIT www.informus.ca

    Ian Duncan MacDonald
    Author, Artist, Commercial Risk Consultant,
    President of Informus Inc
    2 Vista Humber Drive
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada, M9P 3R7
    Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994
    New York Telephone - 929-800-2397
    imacd@informus.ca

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    20 mins
  • Podcast 168 - WHY FUNDS ARE NOT SAFER THAN CAREFULLY CHOSEN STOCKS
    May 15 2024

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    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 DIVIDEND INVESTING -
    In this 325-page book, learn how to select, purchase and build a portfolio of 20 Canadian strong dividend stocks. Summary records of 215 stocks are sorted in multiple ways, and each stock's unique page provides detailed scoring data and 24 years of price and dividend trend data. Released September 23.

    (2) NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE'S 106 BEST HIGH DIVIDEND STOCKS -
    In this 334-page book, there is a 2-page report for each company scoring 11 data elements. It also lists 23 years of historical share price and dividend payouts so that investors can judge the stock's reliability. Released December 2022.

    A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON Ian's 6 INVESTMENT BOOKS, 3 NOVELS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIGITAL ART VISIT www.informus.ca

    Ian Duncan MacDonald
    Author, Artist, Commercial Risk Consultant,
    President of Informus Inc
    2 Vista Humber Drive
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada, M9P 3R7
    Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994
    New York Telephone - 929-800-2397
    imacd@informus.ca

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    24 mins
  • Podcast 167 - DO HIGH VOLUMES OF STOCKS TRADED INDICATE GREAT STRENGTH
    May 8 2024

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    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 this 325-page book, learn how to select, purchase and build a portfolio of 20 Canadian strong dividend stocks. Summary records of 215 stocks are sorted in multiple ways, and each stock's unique page provides detailed scoring data and 24 years of price and dividend trend data. Released September 23.

    (2) NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE'S 106 BEST HIGH DIVIDEND STOCKS -
    In this 334-page book, there is a 2-page report for each company scoring 11 data elements. It also lists 23 years of historical share price and dividend payouts so that investors can judge the stock's reliability. Released December 2022.

    A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON Ian's 6 INVESTMENT BOOKS, 3 NOVELS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIGITAL ART VISIT www.informus.ca

    Ian Duncan MacDonald
    Author, Artist, Commercial Risk Consultant,
    President of Informus Inc
    2 Vista Humber Drive
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada, M9P 3R7
    Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994
    New York Telephone - 929-800-2397
    imacd@informus.ca

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    21 mins
  • Podcast 166 - A Simple, Safe, Easy Way to Invest Profitably.
    May 1 2024

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    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 book, learn how to select, purchase and build a portfolio of 20 Canadian strong dividend stocks. Summary records of 215 stocks are sorted in multiple ways, and each stock's unique page provides detailed scoring data and 24 years of price and dividend trend data. Released September 23.

    (2) NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE'S 106 BEST HIGH DIVIDEND STOCKS -
    In this 334-page book, there is a 2-page report for each company scoring 11 data elements. It also lists 23 years of historical share price and dividend payouts so that investors can judge the stock's reliability. Released December 2022.

    A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE.

    If interested, you can can view a long interview I had on Troy Marsh's Dividend Obsession YouTube Channel at Youtube.com/watch?v=5BnrDp8CDw9. His email address is dividendobsession@gmail.com.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON Ian's 6 INVESTMENT BOOKS, 3 NOVELS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIGITAL ART VISIT
    www.informus.ca

    Ian Duncan MacDonald
    Author, Artist, Commercial Risk Consultant,
    President of Informus Inc
    2 Vista Humber Drive
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada, M9P 3R7
    Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994
    New York Telephone - 929-800-2397
    imacd@informus.ca

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    19 mins
  • Podcast 165 - CROOKED INVESTMENTS - IS WORLD'S LARGEST BANK CHINESE?
    Apr 24 2024

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    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 KINDLE BOOKS, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE 2 LATEST:

    (1) CANADIAN HIGH DIVIDEND INVESTING -
    In this 325-page book, learn how to select, purchase and build a portfolio of 20 Canadian strong dividend stocks. Summary records of 215 stocks are sorted in multiple ways, and each stock's unique page provides detailed scoring data and 24 years of price and dividend trend data. Released September 23.

    (2) NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE'S 106 BEST HIGH DIVIDEND STOCKS -
    In this 334-page book, there is a 2-page report for each company scoring 11 data elements. It also lists 23 years of historical share price and dividend payouts so that investors can judge the stock's reliability. Released December 2022.

    A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HIS 6 INVESTMENT BOOKS, 3 NOVELS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIGITAL ART VISIT
    www.informus.ca

    Ian Duncan MacDonald
    Author, Artist, Commercial Risk Consultant,
    President of Informus Inc
    2 Vista Humber Drive
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada, M9P 3R7
    Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994
    New York Telephone - 929-800-2397
    imacd@informus.ca

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    21 mins
  • Podcast 164 - BIGGEST INVESTMENT LESSON LEARNED -SELLING ALL STOCKS BEFORE THE NEXT CRASH
    Apr 17 2024

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    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 money” that will generate the most capital gain and most dividend income over 12 months. While this contest was created as a learning exercise for those who have been hesitant about investing in the stock market, it is open to anyone who wants to test their investment skills. To make it a bit more captivating, the winner will receive $100 as an incentive.

    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 book, learn how to select, purchase and build a portfolio of 20 Canadian strong dividend stocks. Summary records of 215 stocks are sorted in multiple ways, and each stock's unique page provides detailed scoring data and 24 years of price and dividend trend data. Released September 23.

    (2) NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE'S 106 BEST HIGH DIVIDEND STOCKS -
    In this 334-page book, there is a 2-page report for each company scoring 11 data elements. It also lists 23 years of historical share price and dividend payouts so that investors can judge the stock's reliability. Released December 2022.

    A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE.
    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HIS 6 INVESTMENT BOOKS, 3 NOVELS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIGITAL ART VISIT
    www.informus.ca

    Ian Duncan MacDonald
    Author, Artist, Commercial Risk Consultant,
    President of Informus Inc
    2 Vista Humber Drive
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada, M9P 3R7
    Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994
    New York Telephone - 929-800-2397
    imacd@informus.ca

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    17 mins