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...

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,...

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...

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 over 12 months. While this contest was created as a learning exercise for those who have been hesitant about...

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 AND OVER AGAIN?  QUESTION (3) WHAT ARE THE BEST INDUSTRIES TO BUY STOCKS IN THAT WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY? In...

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 using $200,000 in “play money” that will generate the most capital gain and most dividend income over 12 months....

  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 1000% IN THE NEXT 10 TO 50 YEARS?   QUESTION (4)  HOW LONG SHOULD YOU HOLD ONTO A STOCK WHOSE PRICE DOES NOT...

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 “play money” that will generate the most capital gain and most dividend income over 12 months. While this...

  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 announced a contest to select 20 stocks using $200,000 in “play money” that will generate the most capital gain and...

  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"?  QUESTION (4)  What is the recommended amount of time to spend analyzing stocks before investing in them?  QUESTION (5)...

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 using $200,000 in “play money” that will generate the most capital gain and most dividend income over 12 months....

  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 without crashing every few years?  QUESTION (4) How can you trust a financial advisor with your...

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 my future retirement income?  (A transcript of this podcast is available.)   SIX INVESTMENT  BOOKS BY IAN...

  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 the fund's prospectus?  (A transcript of this podcast is available.)   SIX INVESTMENT  BOOKS BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE...

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 INVESTMENT  BOOKS BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM  KINDLE BOOKS) (1) CANADIAN HIGH DIVIDEND...

Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 151 on January 18th of 2024.  Today, I will be answering one interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) Value Investing or speculative investing?  Which is safer for the long term?  (A transcript of this podcast is available.)   SIX INVESTMENT  BOOKS BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM  KINDLE BOOKS) (1) CANADIAN HIGH DIVIDEND INVESTING - In this 325-page book, learn how to select, purchase and build a portfolio of 20...

  Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 150 on  January 11th of 2024.  Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) What should you consider before you decide to be a self-directed investor? QUESTION (2) If you invest in stocks, do you need to be concerned about managing your day-to-day living expenses? QUESTION (3) If you were wealthy, would it be better to give your money to a hedge fund to invest rather than buying individual stocks?  (A...

  Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 149 on January 4th, 2024 HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Today, I will be answering nine interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1)  How do I recover from losing a lot of money in stock and option trading?    QUESTION  (2)   Should I borrow money to invest in dividend paying stocks that pay a dividend yield percent higher than the interest percent I would pay?   QUESTION (3)  How can you tell when a company’s growth has peaked, and it is not time to...

Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 148 on December 14th of 2023.  Today, I will be answering one interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) Should you only invest in dividend paying companies like Exxon Mobile, McDonald's, Target, Comcast, and Bank of America.   (A transcript of this podcast is available.)   SIX INVESTMENT  BOOKS BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD,  2  BOOKS ISSUED IN THE LAST YEAR,  (ALL BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM  KINDLE BOOKS) (1) CANADIAN HIGH DIVIDEND...

Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 147 on December 21st of 2023.  Today, I will be answering 4 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) What appears to be a good investment idea but on closer inspection is not a good idea? QUESTION (2) What can a family office do to ensure they are diversified enough to offset long=term uncertainties. QUESTION (3) Stock dividend yield percentages go up when their share prices go down.  What should you now expect. QUESTION (4) Why should...

 Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 146 on December 14th of 2023.  Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) When the share value of your stock portfolio is down by 20% why does it not make you fearful and anxious? QUESTION (2) How can I easily sort stocks from most to least desirable for my portfolio?   (A transcript of this podcast is available.)   SIX INVESTMENT  BOOKS BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD,  2  BOOKS ISSUED IN THE LAST YEAR,  (ALL BOOKS...

Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 145 on December 7th of 2023.  Today, I will be answering 4 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) Why is it that whenever I buy a stock it seems to drop in price within a few days? QUESTION (2) Why do investors prefer monthly dividend stocks over other options?  QUESTION (3) What are the risks of investing 25% of one's salary in Mutual Funds?  QUESTION (4) Do all investors in the stock market lose at least some money?   (A...

Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 144 on November 30th of 2023.  Today, I will be answering 4 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) Why do you not invest in mutual funds, index funds and ETFs? QUESTION (2) Are bear markets the costliest things about investing in stocks?  QUESTION (3) Can a small-time investor get rich quickly in the stock market?  QUESTION (4) Should a financial advisor communicate openly with a client before billing them for services?   (A...

Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 143 on November 23th of 2023.  Today, I will be answering 4 interesting investment questions. QUESTION (1) Why do speculators choose to ignore the benefits of only investing in dividend stocks? QUESTION (2) Are investment advisors worth it?  QUESTION (3) What stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange have raised their share prices and dividend payouts every year for the last twenty years?  QUESTION (4) How do I escape my serious...