Schwab Target Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Schwab Target 2025 and Schwab Target 2030 is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Schwab Target 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.

Schwab Target Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Schwab Target 2025 and DJI is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Schwab Target 2025 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Schwab Target 2025. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Schwab Mutual Fund

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  0.98FSNPX Fidelity Freedom 2025PairCorr
  0.98FFTWX Fidelity Freedom 2025PairCorr
  0.98FDTKX Fidelity Freedom 2025PairCorr
  0.98TREHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98PARJX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.68WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.68CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.73JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.8GE GE AerospacePairCorr

Moving against Schwab Mutual Fund

  0.71MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Schwab Mutual Fund performing well and Schwab Target 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 Schwab Target'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.