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 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, HIS 3 NOVELS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS  AND DIGITAL ART VISIT www.informus.ca   and also www.artgalarian.com  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 [email protected]