Safe Dividend Investing

By Ian Duncan MacDonald

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

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Number 1: Podcast 287 - STRONG STOCKS A SAFE EASY INCOME
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast #287 on August 8th of 2026. Who determines if the stocks in a mutual fund, ETF or Index fund are safe? Could it be that fund managers deliberately bundle hundreds of stocks together to create an illusion of safety that they can hide behind? After my mutual fund lost $300,000 in three years. I sold that mutual fund and set out to learn how to be a successful self-directed investor, relying on my common sense and the wealth of free information that is available on every stock traded on every stock exchange, That was 25 years ago. The portfolio of a few hundred thousand dollars I started with, in my fifties, grew by many multiples. The annual dividend income it generates, which I live on, has grown well into the six figures and is still growing every year. This growth keeps my income well ahead of inflation. I now have zero fear of ever being left penniless. It was not difficult to realize this growth and security. This podcast gives you an over view of how it can be accomplished. You do not have to be a financial genius but you do have to be patient and careful. Once your portfolio of 20 financially strong, high dividend paying stocks is created, you can go for years without ever having a need to make any changes to it. My other 286 podcasts and my books will develop your investment confidence. Ian Duncan MacDonald Author and Commercial Risk Consultant, President of Informus Inc 2 Vista Humber Drive Toronto, Ontario Canada, M9P 3R7 Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994 [email protected]
August 08, 202619min
Number 2: Podcast 286 - A SAFE PORT IN A STORM - BUYING A SECOND CITIZENSHIP & GOLD
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast #286 on August 1st of 2026. The current threats by the US to invade Canada encouraged me to reissue a book with the new title of "The Fifty-First State - A Lost Alliance". I wrote this book 10 years ago when a devastating drought in the American Southwest was going to trigger the invasion of Canada to reroute the water in the Great Lakes. Now, the threat of turning North America into a battle ground no longer appears to be just an excuse to give fiction writers something interesting to write about. In this podcast, I have a short excerpt from that book describing plans to repel the invasion but the main theme is showing you how to protect your life and your wealth by purchasing a second citizenship in a safe nation. If you were required to escape to a safe haven, it would also be wise to have converted part of your wealth to gold that could be drawn upon when you might not have access to income from your stock portfolio. Ian Duncan MacDonald Author and Commercial Risk Consultant, President of Informus Inc 2 Vista Humber Drive Toronto, Ontario Canada, M9P 3R7 Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994 [email protected]
August 01, 202617min
Number 3: Podcast 288 - INVESTMENT RISKS IN EQUITY REITS AND MORTGAGE REITS
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast #288 on August 15th of 2026. Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts invest in office buildings, apartments and stores and Investors make money from rents. Mortgage Real Estate investment Trusts make money from interest and pay much higher dividend yields than Equity REITs, often in the 15% to 16% range. These high yields obviously attract income-seeking investors. However, today we explore the heightened risks in mortgage REITs that you must consider. 200 million Americans own REITs either directly or through ETFs and pension funds. 5 trillion dollars is invested in them. Since being introduced in 1960 they have become a mainstream asset Let my other 287 podcasts and my 7 books help develop your investment confidence. Ian Duncan MacDonald Author and Commercial Risk Consultant, President of Informus Inc 2 Vista Humber Drive Toronto, Ontario Canada, M9P 3R7 Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994 [email protected]
August 15, 202620min
Number 4: Podcast 285 - DREAMS OF RICHES, LAMBORGHINIS AND TRADING ON THE BEACH
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast #285 on July 25th of 2026. I keep hearing how 90% of speculative investors within a few years lose the money they have invested in stocks. Often, I have wondered if this is an exaggeration. Surely if the odds in stock speculating were that poor then people would cease speculating. Therefore, I was intrigued to come across an article by a speculator who describes the misfortunes of six young speculative investors over six years. For over 20 years, the value of my boring portfolio of 20 stocks has grown, year-after-year, while providing me with the very generous ever rising dividend income that I live on. After reading his article, I wrote to its author and he replied. His response gave me some valuable insights into investing which I share with you. Ian Duncan MacDonald Author and Commercial Risk Consultant, President of Informus Inc 2 Vista Humber Drive Toronto, Ontario Canada, M9P 3R7 Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994 [email protected]
July 25, 202617min
Number 5: Podcast 281 - CASH RESERVES PREPARING FOR UNEXPECTED HIGH EXPENSES
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 281 on June 27th of 2026. This week's podcast is about safe investing. It recommends that you build a reserve fund of cash, or near cash, to be drawn upon in emergencies. Whether you like it or not you are going to be surprised by unexpected large expenses critical to your health and well being. If you do not have enough cash to cover such unfortunate surprises then you are going to have to quickly borrow money, usually through a credit card. Credit card interest charges very high interest rates if you are unable to pay off your balance each month. With a little bit of planning you can save yourself thousands of dollars in interest charges by creating a reserve fund, Growing a portfolio that provides you with independence requires not only requires carefully selecting financially strong stocks paying generous reliable dividends but also carefully managing your expenditures. Your path in life is not predestined. You control your investment decisions. Ian Duncan MacDonald Author and Commercial Risk Consultant, President of Informus Inc 2 Vista Humber Drive Toronto, Ontario Canada, M9P 3R7 Toronto Telephone - 416-245-4994 [email protected]
June 27, 202616min