It should be dividend income and the covered call overlay is all capital gain.  He does not see a lot of growth in the banks for next few years.  This is the best way to hold them.  He expects them to fall 25% from the peak during the next recession.  The dividends are not in jeopardy. 

It plays US FANG stocks and global internet services.  He is not aware of a Canadian ETF for this.  This is tradable if it gets back down to its lows. 

It is his favourite way to play Europe.  It is yielding 6%.  It holds the highest quality dividend paying companies.  He may reconsider it in 6 months.

It is looking like a value trap.  They are having to sell off assets to pay down debt from a recent acquisition, which sounded great initially but is not panning out.

They are going through a restructuring, which is a codeword for bankruptcy.  It is in the purely speculative category.  There is nothing here for common shareholders.

It is now a pure pump company.  It is a world class company.  It has sold off and because of this.  He is taking a look at it.  He feels they have come off for temporary reasons.

It is doing well and so is not a buy for him.  They are doing a good job of making acquisitions and buying back shares.