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Safe Dividend Investing

By: Ian Duncan MacDonald
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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 risk and potential in an investment, then do not invest in it. This excludes from your portfolio bundled investment devices, like mutual funds, ETFs and Index funds,..... (3) Financially strong companies who have paid “good dividends” for decades will continue to stay strong and continue to pay good dividends because it is both part of their "character" and in their executives selfish interest.....(4) Diversification is critical. Investing equally in the best 20 strong dividend stocks is the ideal.....A portfolio of 20 limits your risk in any one stock to 5% of your wealth..... No matter how strong you think a stock is, do not fall in love with it..... I have lived very well off my steady dividend income for 18 years, through two market crashes and one pandemic. I have watched my portfolio’s capital more than triple from where I started, despite taking out a generous dividend income every year to live on... In charts, for my second investment book,(Safer Better Dividend Investing), I spent months scoring all 628 dividend stocks paying dividends of 6% or greater traded on the TSX, NYSE and the NASDAQ. I discovered dozens of stocks that can provide not only a generous dividend income but outstanding capital growth.....Financial independence is realizable for careful, patient, dividend investors.
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  • Podcast 166 - A Simple, Safe, Easy Way to Invest Profitably.

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

    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?

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

    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

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

    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
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