Podcast 113 How to Select the Right Stock. How to invest $250,000. Are Advisors necessary?

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Safe Dividend Investing’s Podcast # 112, on April 30th of 2023.  Today, I will be answering 5 interesting investment questions.QUESTION (1)  I am struggling to pick more stocks, I now have TD, BNS, BCE, FTS, CWB and MFC plus a few ETFs. I stay away from oil and gas so that rules out stocks like ENB. Can you give me some ideas of insights by identifying which companies you have in your portfolio?QUESTION (2)  What is the importance of a financial planner in our lives? What are the advantages of having a financial planner over self-planning?QUESTION (3) How do I select the right stock for my portfolio?QUESTION (4)  I am 36 years old, debt free and have $250,000 in cash.  How should I invest this money?QUESTION (5) Do I need to pay for services to help me invest?For more insights into how to choose stocks that will provide you with both a reliable, ever-growing income and constant growth in the value of your portfolio visit www.saferbetterdividendinvesting.com.IAN'S FIVE INVESTMENT BOOKS  (at amazon.com in print and e-book formats)New York Stock Exchange’s 106 Best High Dividend Stocks ( scored and analyzed)American High Dividend Handbook - (286 HIGH dividend stocks on the NYSE & NASDAQ)Canadian High Dividend Handbook - (181 HIGH dividend stocks on the TSX)Safer Better Dividend Investing  - (628 US & 199 Canadian HIGH  dividend stocks scored)Income and Wealth from Self-Directed Investing - (trials of a new investor. 654 High dividend Canadian stocks are scored ) Those purchasing an investment book can request the IDM stock scoring software at no additional charge.IAN'S THREE NOVELS (at amazon.com in print and e-book formats)  Beware the Abandoned - (a capitalist sect exploiting poverty)Using Drought USA - (solving the South West drought)Duel - (Repercussions of a Chinese military base in the Caribbean) 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]