It was a boring day, though Asian came off a lot last night, but that's good for investors. This will allow investors to get back into the market to buy stocks on sale. He's neutral-slightly negative in terms of outlook and sees this time as a chance to take profits, build cash and/or but bonds. He doesn't fear the market, though. Today, Apple unveiled its move into TV streaming, but it lacked detail. For shareholders, this was another reason to be excited over Apple again. It will take time for this avenue to take shape. Apple is fairly valued now, though probably has some upside. There are tech opportunities elsewhere too.

It owns the major utilities and the covered call generates a little more income. This is an income play; don't expect much capital appreciation--this is a decent strategy.

A diversified REIT, mostly in Canada and a little in Texas and northern US. It's performed like all REITs. There's more upside after recovering from the late-2018 plunge. This sector will do well--he sees 5-10% upside with Artis. Artis pays a good 5% dividend. It'll move up, because interest rates will stay flat. This is an income play.

Do a covered call in this space? He wouldn't do the covered call. Tech stocks are growth stocks, not income. He'd rather buy individual stocks to get the growth. He likes this sector, but not this ETF.

A U.S. pipeline? The US has a better regulatory environment than Canada. He's not famliar with US pipeline names. AMLP pays around 8% dividend. He's long owned this. It bounced back well after December. Caveat: this is American, so you benefit from Canadian taxation rules.

Why are Canadian banks out of favour? There's renewed short interest in Canadian banks now. Also, there's economic uncertainty in Canada (flat rates, weak growth). You don't get much from the covered call. He'd rather buy the individual banks and collect their dividends. He's not worried about others shorting Canadian banks. You can dip your toe in now and dollar-cost average down over time.

(A Top Pick Aug 09/18, Up 2%) It's a sma/mid-cap name so a little volatile. He will hold this to $22-26. It pays a 4% dividend. They missed their growth targets in the last few quarters, but have recovered, so the price has moved up accordingly. In a good market, this outperforms, but in a weak one it underperforms, because it's levered a little more.

There's so much going on that could lead to, say, criminal charges. It was humming along well, before the political scandal erupted. If you own this, wait and see--hold. If you don't, don't enter it, don't catch the falling knife. See how things shake out.