Safe Dividend Investing

Safe Dividend Investing

Podcast 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 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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episode Podcast 229 - THE 10 BEST USA AND CANADA HIGH DIVIDEND SHARE PRICE GAINERS artwork
Podcast 229 - THE 10 BEST USA AND CANADA HIGH DIVIDEND SHARE PRICE GAINERS

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1719139/open_sms] Welcome to  Podcast 229 on 5th of July, 2025:  This week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript.  5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED (1) common shares  (2) dividend yield + 5% (3)  shares traded over 1M  (4) price gain +5%. (5) share price exceeding $22.72 QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES: (1) NE Score 70 (2) CIVI Score 76 (3) LYB Score 59 (4) MUR Score 56  (5) WHR Score 48. 5 CANADIAN STOCK SELCTORS (1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 4% (3) # shares traded over 455K (4) operating margins +5% (5) share prices $22.72 (6) weekly share price gain +5%.  QUALIFIERS’ & SCORES   (1) PXT Score 49 (2) RCI.B Score 61 (3) NPI Score 57 (4)  BCE Score 40 (5) CVE Score 52.   DATA USED FOR ALL STOCK SCORE CALCULATIONS:   (1) Price $ (2)  Price 4yrs ago $ (3) Book Value $ (4) Advisor Buys # (5) Advisor Strong Buys # (6) Dividend. Yield % (7)Operating Margin % (8) Share Volume Traded # (9) Price/Earnings Ratio.      CNADIAN SCORE  CALCULATIONS (K=Thousand M =million) STOCK  1            2           3     4   5     6          7          8       9 PXT   | 14.38 | 22.86| 25.33 | 0| 0|10.71| 26.23 | 171K | 13.0x RCI.B | 44.04| 66.69| 19.40| 7 |0| 4.54| 22.40| 844K |13.4x  NPI | 22.49| 34.37| 16.10| 5| 0 | 5.34 |32.55 | 344K| | 22.6x  BCE  | 30.84| 6 1.99| 18.71| 2| 0 | 5.67 |12.90 |1.2M |73.0x   CVE | 19.16| 11.37 | 16.30 | 9 | 1 | 4.18 | 8.32| 3.7M | 12.9x US SCORE CALCULATIONNES  |NE  | 28.40 | 24.44 | 29.26 | 4 |  0 | 7.04 | 22.75| 1M| 9.5x | CIVI | 29.72 | 46.66 | 70.57| 2 | 3 | 10.16 | 26.79 | 1M | 3.4x | LYB | 62.01 | 102.73 | 38.48 | 2 | 0 | 8.84 |3.97| 2M | 22.6x | MUR | 24.47 | 23.54 |35.67 | 1  | 0 | 5.31 | 20.53 | 844K | 9.3x | WHR| 109.93 | 225.02 | 48.78 | 2 | 0 | 6.37 | 2.81 | 730K | 718.3x For information on  my 6 investment books go to  www.informus.ca.    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 imacd@informus.ca

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episode POCAST 228 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS - T C ENERGY -COPA HOLDINGS - MAGNA INTERNATIONAL artwork
POCAST 228 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS - T C ENERGY -COPA HOLDINGS - MAGNA INTERNATIONAL

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1719139/open_sms] Welcome to  Podcast 228 on 28thof June, 2025:  This week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript.  5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED (1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M price gain +1%.  QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES: (1) APAM Score 47(2) CPA Score 68 (3) MSB Score 44 (4) NVEC Score 56  (5) ITRN Score 55. 5 CANADIAN STOCK SELCTORS (1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 51K (4) operating margins +3% (5) share prices $12.00 (6) weekly share price gain +1%.  QUALIFIERS’ & SCORES   (1) TRP Score 71 (2) RCI.B Score 60 (3) MG Score 65 (4)  CCA Score 64 (5) SIA Score 45.   DATA USED FOR ALL STOCK SCORE CALCULATIONS:   (1) Price $ (2)  Price 4yrs ago $ (3) Book Value $ (4) Advisor Buys # (5) Advisor Strong Buys # (6) Dividend. Yield % (7)Operating Margin % (8) Share Volume Traded # (9) Price/Earnings Ratio.      CNADIAN SCORE  CALCULATIONS (K=thousand M=million) STOCK  1            2           3     4   5     6          7          8       9 TRP |67.00| 56.14 |26.55 |8|0| 5.07| 43.84| 21M| 17.5x RCI.B |39.87| 66.27| 19.40| 5 |0| 5.02| 22.40| 1.5M |12.2x  MG |52.76 114.92| 55.72| 3| 0 |5.14 4.13 | 2M| | 9.6x  CCA  |69.23| 121.39 | 70.59| 4| 0 | 5.33 |27.88 |47K |8.9x   SIA |18.79 16.36 |5.82| 2 | 0 | 4.98| 9.40| 284K | 44.4x US SCORE CALCULATIONS  | APAM |44.55 | 51.03 | 4.84 | 1 |  0 | 6.11 |3 3.39| 1.3M| 12.3x | CPA | 108.04 | 74.65 | 57.63| 4 | 0 | 5.96 | 21.75 | 333K | 7.4x | MSB | 24.99 | 36.00 | 1.78 | 0 | 0 | 28.81 |96.23| 82K | 3.5x | NVEC | 74.03 | 73.41 |12.87 | 0  | 0 | 5.40 | 61.81 | 169K | 23.8x | ITRN | 37.75 | 26.90 | 7.89 | 1 | 0 | 5.30 | 21.56 | 63K | 13.6x For information on  my 6 investment books go to  www.informus.ca.    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 imacd@informus.ca

29. jun. 2025 - 17 min
episode Podcast 227 - ALWAYS CHECK 25 YEARS OF HISTORICAL PRICES AND DIVIDEND PAYOUTS TO AVOID NEGATIVE SURPRISES BEFOR BUYING artwork
Podcast 227 - ALWAYS CHECK 25 YEARS OF HISTORICAL PRICES AND DIVIDEND PAYOUTS TO AVOID NEGATIVE SURPRISES BEFOR BUYING

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1719139/open_sms] Welcome to  Podcast 227 on 21st of June, 2025:  This week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript. 5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED (1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M (4) operating margins +10% (5) share prices + $13.26 (6) weekly share price gain +1%.  QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES: (1) ZIM Score 51 (2) FRO Score 61 (3) CIVI Score 79 (4) CNQ Score 65 (5) MUR Score 69. 5 CANADIAN STOCK SELCTORS (1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 419K (4) operating margins +10% (5) share prices $13.26 (6) weekly share price gain +1%.  QUALIFIERS’ & SCORES   (1) PXT Score 68 (2) CNQ Score 59 (3) NPI Score 58 (4)  PEY Score 61 (5) RCI.B Score 64.   DATA USED FOR ALL STOCK SCORE CALCULATIONS:   (1) Price $ (2)  Price 4yrs ago $ (3) Book Value $ (4) Advisor Buys # (5) Advisor Strong Buys # (6) Dividend. Yield % (7)Operating Margin % (8) Share Volume Traded # (9) Price/Earnings Ratio.      CNADIAN SCORE  CALCULATIONS (K=thousand M=million) STOCK  1            2           3     4   5     6          7          8       9 PXT |15.27| 15.82 |25.57 |0|0| 10.09| 26.26| 1M| 13.7x CNQ|46.00| 22.67| 18.77| 7 |0| 5.11| 29.37| 30M |12.9x  NPI |21.76| 41.41| 16.10| 5| 0 |5.51| 32.55 | 1.5M| | 21.8x  PEY      |20.51| 7.33| 13.63| 3| 0 | 6.44 |23.07 |2.4M |13.8x   RCI.B |38.15| 64.68 19.40| 4 | 1 | 5.24| 22.40| 2.7M| 11.6x US SCORE CALCULATIONS | ZIM | 16.53 | 48.94|33.52 | 0 | 0 | 46.28 |31.24| 10.5M|0.8x | FRO| 18.98 | 8.84 | 10.51| 2 | 0 | 7.06 | 32.82 | 3M | 12.1x | CIVI| 32.41 | 49.05 |70.57 | 2 | 2 | 9.32 |26.79| 5M | 3.7x | CNQ| 33.38 |18.42 |13.67 | 7  | 0 | 5.18 | 29.37 | 12M |12.9x | MUR| 24.83 |25.29 |35.61 | 1 | 0 | 5.24 | 20.53 | 4M | 9.5x For information on  my 6 investment books go to  www.informus.ca.    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 imacd@informus.ca

22. jun. 2025 - 15 min
episode Podcast 226 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS - CIVITAS RESOURCES -NORTHERN OIL & GAS -MURPHY 0IL -CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES artwork
Podcast 226 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS - CIVITAS RESOURCES -NORTHERN OIL & GAS -MURPHY 0IL -CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1719139/open_sms] Welcome to  Podcast 226:  This week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript. 5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED (1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M (4) operating margins +21% (5) share prices + $20.24 (6) weekly share price gain +6%.  QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES: (1) CIVI Score 76 (2) APA Score 66 (3) NOG Score 69 (4) MUR Score 71 (5) CNQ Score 65. 5 CANADIAN STOCK SELCTORS (1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 489K (4) operating margins +21% (5) share prices $20.24 (6) weekly share price gain +2%.  QUALIFIERS’ & SCORES   (1) CNQ Score 68 (2) PEY Score 59 (3) NPI Score 49 (4)  BCE Score 51 (5) RCI.B Score 59,   DATA USED FOR ALL STOCK SCORE CALCULATIONS:   (1) Price $ (2)  Price 4yrs ago $ (3) Book Value $ (4) Advisor Buys # (5) Advisor Strong Buys # (6) Dividend. Yield % (7)Operating Margin % (8) Share Volume Traded # (9) Price/Earnings Ratio.      CNADIAN SCORE  CALCULATIONS (K=thousand M=million) STOCK  1            2           3     4   5     6          7          8       9 CNQ| 45.90| 21.37 |18.77 |7|0| 5.12| 29.37| 52M| 12.9x PEY|20.62| 6.92| 13.63| 3 |0| 6.40| 23.07| 857K |13.9x  NPI |21.83| 41.80| 16.10| 5| 0 |5.50| 32.55 |1.3M| | 21.9x  BCE      |31.01| 60.92| 18.71| 2| 0 | 5.64 |12.90 |6M |73.4x   RCI.B |37.56| 63.81 | 19.40| 5 | 0 | 5.32| 22.40| 1M| 11.x US SCORE CALCULATIONS | CIVI | 33.35 | 46.95 |70.57 | 5 | 0 | 9.06 |26.79| 4M|3.8x | APA| 21.01 | 20.65 | 14.45| 2 | 2 | 4.76 | 23.82 | 13M | 7.6x | NOG| 32.16 | 19.06 |23.41 | 4 | 0 | 5.60 |41.74| 5M | 5.0x | MUR| 25.43 |23.06 |35.6 | 1  | 0 | 5.11 | 20.53 | 4M |9.7x | CNQ| 33.78 |17.20 |13.82 | 7 | 0 | 5.12 | 29.37 | 13M | 12.9x For information on  my 6 investment books go to  www.informus.ca.    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 imacd@informus.ca

15. jun. 2025 - 12 min
episode Podcast 225 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS -BXP - NOBLE CORP -NORTHLAND OIL -KILROY ROYALTY -PAREX RESOURCES - IMPORTANCE OF HISTORICAL TRENDS artwork
Podcast 225 - OUTSTANDING STOCKS -BXP - NOBLE CORP -NORTHLAND OIL -KILROY ROYALTY -PAREX RESOURCES - IMPORTANCE OF HISTORICAL TRENDS

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1719139/open_sms] Welcome to  Podcast 225:  This week’s 10 outstanding high dividend stocks are in the attached podcast’s narration and transcript. 5 U.S STOCK SELCTORS USED (1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 1M (4) operating margins +16% (5) share prices + $10.35 (6) weekly hare price gain +8%.  QUALIFIERS’ STOCK SYMBOLS & THEIR SCORES: (1) NE Score 72 (2) NOG Score 69 (3) APA Score 59 (4) KRC Score 66 (5) BXP Score 57. 5 CANADIAN STOCK SELCTORS (1) common shares (2) dividend yield + 5% (3) # shares traded over 421K (4) operating margins +27% (5) share prices $1.61 (6) weekly share price gain +1%.  QUALIFIERS’ & SCORES   (1) PXT Score 62 (2) FRU Score 58 (3) HWX Score 50 (4)  SOBO Score 50 (5) NPI Score 53,   DATA USED FOR ALL STOCK SCORE CALCULATIONS:   (1) Price $ (2)  Price 4yrs ago $ (3) Book Value $ (4) Advisor Buys # (5) Advisor Strong Buys # (6) Dividend. Yield % (7)Operating Margin % (8) Share Volume Traded # (9) Price/Earnings Ratio.      CNADIAN SCORE  CALCULATIONS (K=thousand M=million) STOCK  1            2           3     4   5     6          7          8       9 PXT| 14.84| 22.86 |25.49|0|0| 10.36| 26.23| 1.5M| 13.3x FRU |12.40| 9.57|6.71| 3 |0| 8.71| 58.82|628K |12.6x  HWX|6.57| 4.46| 2.94|3| 0 |6.70| 47.87 |390k| |7.8x  SOBO|36.11| 0| 17.17| 1| 0 | 7.58|36.25 |1M|18.7x   NPI |20.75| 41.43 | 16.10| 5 | 0 | 5.78| 32.55|418K| 20.8x US SCORE CALCULATIONS | NE | 27.64 |24.89 |29.26 | 4 | 0 | 7.24 |20.75| 3M|9.2x | NOG| 28.75 | 19.24 | 23.41| 1 | 2 | 6.26 | 41.74 | 1M | 4.5x | APPA| 18.50 | 22.63 |14.45 | 3 | 1 | 5.41 |23.82||7M |6.7x | KRC|34.92 |73.34 |45.59 | 3  | 0 | 6.19 | 28.99 |2M|20.8x | BXP| 72.12 |123.17 |34.22 | 7 | 0 | 5.29 | 29.79 |2M | -2,751.3x For information on my 6 investment books go to  www.informus.ca.   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 imacd@informus.ca

07. jun. 2025 - 15 min
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