Podcast 68 Ignorance of Investing is a Quick Road to Losing Newly Acquired Wealth

Send us Fan Mail In Podcast 68, Ian Duncan MacDonald reads from the first half of Chapter Three of  his first investment book, "Income and Wealth from Self-Directed Investing". This chapter tells  the story of how through ignorance and naivete he entrusted his life's savings to an investment advisor and lost much of it in the dotcom market crash of 2000. His loss is your gain because this experience motivated him to find a safer, better way to invest that he shares.  He sees many parallels between today's cryptocurrency investors and the  dotcom investors of 2000.He begins the podcast with answers to the following 5 investment questions he received in the last week :(1) How do you predict that you will make money buying stocks?(2) How reliable is the advice of stock "analysts"?(3) How do you know if your investment advice is good?(4) Under the current threats of inflation and a market crash, would buying gold be smart?(5) Why do employers hire and first so quicklyThe objective of these podcasts is to turn you into a successful self-directed investor who understands the tremendous benefit of investing in the common shares of financially strong companies paying high dividends.For insights into stock scoring and to obtain a wealth of investment information, go to, www.saferbetterdividendinvesting.com. There you will find book reviews, PowerPoint videos, and other investment aids.All of Ian's four investment books are available from amazon.com as e-books or in print.American High Dividend HandbookCanadian High Dividend HandbookSafer Better Dividend InvestingIncome and Wealth from Self-Directed InvestingThose purchasing the investment books can also request his stock scoring software at no additional charge. It helps you quickly and easily create strong dividend portfoliosIf you like fast moving, entertaining, adventure stories, check out his three novels at amazon.com:Beware the AbandonedUsing Drought USADuelIf you are interested in his art,  visit his Fine Art America website a https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/ian-macdonald and scroll through 2,300 of his paintings, photos and digital artPlease direct any questions to [email protected] or to Ian's phone numbersToronto (416) 245-4994 or New York (929) 800-2397 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]