The Gold Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Gold Bullion and Franklin Lifesmart Retirement is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of The Gold 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.

The Gold Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between The Gold Bullion and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Gold Bullion and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Gold Bullion. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with The Mutual Fund

  0.8SVARX Spectrum Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.61QBDAX Quantified Managed IncomePairCorr
  0.65QBDSX Quantified Managed IncomePairCorr
  0.91QEVOX Quantified Evolution PlusPairCorr
  0.98QGLDX Gold BullionPairCorr
  0.75KAMAX Kensington Managed IncomePairCorr
  0.69KAMCX Kensington Managed IncomePairCorr
  0.73KAMIX Kensington Managed IncomePairCorr
  0.92VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.92VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.92VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.87PLCCX Pimco Low DurationPairCorr
  0.89NERIX Neuberger Berman EmergingPairCorr

Moving against The Mutual Fund

  0.76QSTAX Quantified StfPairCorr
  0.75QSTFX Quantified StfPairCorr
  0.63QMLAX Quantified Market LeadersPairCorr
  0.63QMLFX Quantified Market LeadersPairCorr
  0.56SAPEX Spectrum AdvisorsPairCorr
  0.56QTSSX Quantified TacticalPairCorr
  0.46QETCX Quantified EckhardtPairCorr
  0.41QSPMX Quantified PatternPairCorr
  0.36QCGDX Quantified Common GroundPairCorr
  0.37VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.33VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.32VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.32VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.32VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between The Mutual Fund performing well and The Gold 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 The Gold'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.