Safe Dividend Investing

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 169 - NO EXPENSE DISCIPLINE THEN NO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.

Send us a Text Message.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...

05-22
19:34

Podcast 168 - WHY FUNDS ARE NOT SAFER THAN CAREFULLY CHOSEN STOCKS

Send us a Text Message.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 ...

05-15
24:15

Podcast 167 - DO HIGH VOLUMES OF STOCKS TRADED INDICATE GREAT STRENGTH

Send us a Text Message.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 str...

05-08
20:35

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

Send us a Text Message.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...

05-01
18:30

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

Send us a Text Message.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...

04-24
21:00

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

Send us a Text Message.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 t...

04-17
17:13

Podcast 163 - ARE FINANCIAL ADVISORS A WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME?

Send us a Text Message.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 be...

04-11
14:48

Podcast 162 - SCAMMERS - BUY CHEAP SELL HIGH - MONEY MAKING INDUSTRIES

Send us a Text Message.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 ...

04-03
27:02

PODCAST 161 - REGAINING INVESTMENT CONFIDENCE - STOCK INVESTMENT LOST

Send us a Text Message.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 di...

03-27
24:04

Podcast 160 - Stock Price Irrelevancy? - Bit Coin Fool? - Manipulating Mutual Funds

Send us a Text Message. 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) ...

03-20
25:38

The Critical Importance of checking a stock's BOOK VALUE and its "OPERATING MARGIN

Send us a Text Message.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 ga...

03-14
20:38

Podcast 158 - Investment Scams -When to Sell A Stock - Benefits of Self-Directed Investing

Send us a Text Message. 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 ...

03-06
22:31

Podcast 157 - Secret Insider Information - Why Share Prices Rise - Good Foreign Stocks

Send us a Text Message. 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 ...

02-28
23:37

Podcast 156 - Why I Would Never Invest In a S&P 500 ETF or Mutual Fund.

Send us a Text Message.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 mos...

02-21
20:34

Stock Prices Are Not Radom - investment Advisors Are Not Your Friend - Stock Markets Have to Crash

Send us a Text Message. 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...

02-14
20:23

Podcast 154 - A Game to Develop Investment Confidence and Skills

Send us a Text Message.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 ...

02-07
24:52

Podcast 153 - So, You Think Your Investment Advisor has your Best Interest at Heart? - Why do Investors Rely on Media Hype and Stock Tips?

Send us a Text Message. 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 INVEST...

01-31
18:55

Podcast 152 - Who Wants to Stop the Elderly From Self-Directed Investing? My Investment Horizon?

Send us a Text Message.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 B...

01-24
25:11

Podcast 151 - How Long Before They Shrink: G00GL, AMZN, AAPL, META, NVDA and TSLA?

Send us a Text Message.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 selec...

01-18
21:47

Podcat 150 - Bull Sh*t Baffles Brains - You Could Invest Better than Advisors, Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds

Send us a Text Message. 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 ...

01-11
21:33
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