Franklin Lifesmart Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Lifesmart 2020 and Nuveen Massachusetts Municipal is 0.12 (i.e., Average 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Franklin Lifesmart 2020 and DJI is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Lifesmart 2020 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 2020. 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 state.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.65TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.64TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.63TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.75TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.73TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.68TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.77TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.69FQEMX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.76TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.68TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.68TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.65TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.69TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr

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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 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.