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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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Market Insights

The yield-duration sweet spot

ETF and mutual fund managers are using this moving target to boost bond returns

By Rudy Luukko |August 12, 2025

5 min read

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Products

Multiple ETFs holding collateralized loan obligations launched

Unlike the CDOs that sparked the financial crisis, CLOs are pooled loans to corporations

By Rudy Luukko |June 9, 2025

5 min read

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Investments

Stretched valuations creating ETF market tension

Areas to watch include the broader U.S. market, India's robust growth, and AI-driven productivity

By Rudy Luukko |January 8, 2025

5 min read

Canada’s ETF market grows even more crowded Canada’s ETF market grows even more crowded

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Canada’s ETF market grows even more crowded

More than 180 new ETFs have made their trading debut on Canadian exchanges so far in 2024

By Rudy Luukko |December 6, 2024

4 min read

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Products

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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Products

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

Covered-call ETFs becoming popular for yield-hungry investors Covered-call ETFs becoming popular for yield-hungry investors

Products

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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