Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime 2015 and Massmutual Select Diversified is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Principal Lifetime 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.

Principal Lifetime Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime 2015 and DJI is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Lifetime 2015 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Principal Lifetime 2015. 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.89SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.8SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.73SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.75PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.76PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.76PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.89SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.86PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.73PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.76SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.74PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.75PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.88SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.89SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.72PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.78PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.66PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.66PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.65PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.78PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.81PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Principal Mutual Fund performing well and Principal Lifetime 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 Principal Lifetime'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.