Rudy Luukko

Rudy Luukko is the retired editor, investment and personal finance, with Morningstar Canada. He wrote frequently on investments, regulatory issues and personal finance for Morningstar.ca from 2000 to 2018. He was the first-prize winner of the 2016 PMAC Award for Excellence in Investment Journalism for a series on robo-advice. During his career, he has written for numerous general interest, trade and institutional publications in Canada and the U.S., and has co-authored courses for the Canadian Securities Institute. Currently, he is a contributor for investmentexecutive.com, writing monthly on ETFs. He is a bachelor of journalism graduate of Carleton University and holds a Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation.

What to look for in global dividend ETFs

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

February 9, 2021 January 27, 2021
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ETF trends for 2021

Investors must decide whether to favour growth equities trading at lofty earnings multiples or more modestly valued segments that should benefit from an economic revival

January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021
15:00

ETF growth continued in volatile 2020, but strategies are evolving

ESG mandates, one-stop solutions and a host of active funds contributed to another big year

December 1, 2020 November 19, 2020
16:00

Minding return of capital with income ETFs

Advisors should know whether yields come at the expense of shrinking net asset values

November 3, 2020 November 4, 2020
16:00

Global health-care ETFs provide defence, diversification

Health care is historically one of the market's more stable sectors

October 6, 2020 October 6, 2020
14:00

Targeted outcome funds offer degree of certainty in uncertain times

Some equity ETFs provide buffers against market drops

September 1, 2020 August 31, 2020
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Choosing global equity ETFs for volatile markets

Foreign exposure can act as a diversifier and even provide outperformance

June 2, 2020 June 2, 2020
16:00

Lessons from the March meltdown

A detailed look at how ETFs performed after the bull run ended

April 30, 2020 April 30, 2020
14:41

Positioning portfolios for the recovery

ETFs that hold quality companies — those with a history of consistent profitability, strong free cash flow and low debt levels — can inject optimism into an investment strategy

March 31, 2020 March 17, 2020
16:00

From 1987 to 2020: perspectives on bear markets

It is virtually impossible to predict the opportune time to exit or re-enter the stock market

March 30, 2020 February 2, 2022
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