Rudy Luukko

Rudy is an award-winning journalist who has covered the fund industry for four decades. He led Morningstar.ca’s editorial coverage from 2004 to 2018 and is now an independent financial journalist.

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Why passive strategies still dominate in ETFs

The use of passive index ETFs doesn’t necessarily mean passivity in how they’re deployed

By Rudy Luukko |September 7, 2022

4 min read

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Is now the time for floating-rate loan ETFs?

These products are far less vulnerable to interest rate increases than conventional fixed-income securities

By Rudy Luukko |June 10, 2022

4 min read

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Covered-call ETFs becoming popular for yield-hungry investors

Many products in the Canadian market strike a balance between call-writing income and capital growth

By Rudy Luukko |November 1, 2021

4 min read

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Exchanges innovate as ETF listings rise

Together, the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NEO Exchange added 85 ETFs in the first half of 2021

By Rudy Luukko |August 10, 2021

4 min read

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Active managers eyeing performance disparities across real estate subsectors

The pandemic has accelerated trends in retail, industrial and office space

By Rudy Luukko |April 7, 2021

5 min read

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What to look for in global dividend ETFs

Total returns for the category lagged last year, but many funds offer healthy payouts

By Rudy Luukko |March 4, 2021

5 min read

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