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The author, Ian MacDonald, narrates the contents of his three novels. A transcript of each chapter will be supplied after its podcast. The first novel to be narrated will be "BEWARE THE ABANDONED". It follows a poor, orphaned boy from Los Angeles who is enlisted by a non-religious capitalist sect in New Mexico. Their objective is to exploit gifted street children for the rest of their lives by turning them into wealthy entrepreneurs. The story moves from Paris to Las Vegas and Delaware with ...
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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:... ...
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 178 on July 25th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) ARE YOU A TYPICAL INVESTOR? QUESTION (2) DO I STOP INVESTING BEFORE THE NEXT CRASH? SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM / KINDLE BO…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 177 on July 18th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) WHY DO INVESTORS LISTEN TO THESE PODCASTS? (2) WHY WOULD ANYONE INVEST IN PENNY STOCKS INSTEAD OF REGURLAR STOCKS? QUESTION (3) HOW DO NEW INVESTORS AVOID INVESTMENT SCAMS AND BA…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 176 on July 11th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) IS IT WISE TO HAVE ALL MY MONEY INVESTED IN STOCKS? QUESTION (2) WHY CAN'T I JUST TURN MY RETIREMENT SAVINGS OVER TO AN INVESTMENT ADVISOR, SIT BACK AND RELAX? QUESTION (3) HOW M…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 175 on July 4th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 3 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) HOW DO BUYBACKS AND CUTTING DIVIDENDS IMPACT STOCK PRICES? QUESTION (2) WHAT CHANGES ARE YOU INTENDING TO MAKE TO YOUR STOCK SCORING SOFTWARE? QUESTION (3) HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT US…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 174 on June 27th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT BCE? QUESTION (2) AM I RICH IF I HAVE A NET WORTH OF $10,000,000? SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM / K…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 173 on June 20th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) IS INVESTING IN IPOs A QUICK WAY TO GET RICH? QUESTION (2) WHO SETS THE PRICES OF STOCKS TRADED ON A STOCK EXCHANGE? SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVAI…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 172 on June 13th of 2024. Today, I will be answering 2 interesting investment question. QUESTION (1) WHY DO 80% OF INVESTORS IN STOCKS LOSE MONEY? QUESTION (2) WHY ARE MANY COMPANIES SO CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR DIVIDENDS? SIX INVESTMENT GUIDE BOOKS, BY IAN DUNCAN MACDONALD, ARE AVA…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 Y…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 LATE…
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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 …
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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,…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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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 …
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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…
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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 IA…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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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 …
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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 g…
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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 I…
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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 Pod…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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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 5…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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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 c…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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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 …
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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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 …
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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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 Po…
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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 stock…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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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 o…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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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) …
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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 tra…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night, I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE,…
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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 AV…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “..I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “..I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE…
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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 li…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 divi…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “..I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 IN…
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One reader of “BEWARE THE ABANDONED”, in her Amazon review, wrote, “..I just finished this thriller book, BEWARE THE ABANDONED, I could not stop reading it. Last night I finished it and went to bed at 4 a.m. What a great book. You really have done your research, and it is almost scary how much you know and how you planned his escape. PLEASE, PLEASE…
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