Franklin Lifesmart Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Lifesmart 2045 and Franklin Gold Precious is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Franklin Lifesmart is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Franklin Lifesmart Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Franklin Lifesmart 2045 and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Lifesmart 2045 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Franklin Lifesmart 2045. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in inflation.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.67TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.65TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.93TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.68TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.63SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.7TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.93TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.63TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.61TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.93TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.7SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.36TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Franklin Mutual Fund performing well and Franklin Lifesmart Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Franklin Lifesmart's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.