Guidepath(r) Conservative Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Guidepath(r) Conservative and Lord Abbett Convertible is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Guidepath(r) Conservative 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.

Guidepath(r) Conservative Correlation With Market

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Very poor diversification

The correlation between Guidepath Servative Allocation and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Guidepath Servative Allocation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Guidepath Servative Allocation. 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 Guidepath(r) Mutual Fund

  0.65GMCOX Guidemark E FixedPairCorr
  0.77GMLVX Guidemark Large CapPairCorr
  0.75GMWEX Guidemark World ExPairCorr
  0.92VWINX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr
  0.92VWIAX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr
  0.97BKMIX Blackrock Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.94HBLTX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.95HBLRX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.94HBLSX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.94HBLVX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.94HBLYX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.95HBLCX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.94HBLIX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.79VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.79VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.82HTD John Hancock TaxPairCorr
  0.65HRBDX Harbor Bond FundPairCorr
  0.67EBSIX Campbell Systematic MacroPairCorr
  0.63BISMX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.92HWACX Hotchkis Wiley ValuePairCorr
  0.68UTF Cohen And SteersPairCorr
  0.68VICSX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.65ABNOX Ab Bond InflationPairCorr
  0.83PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.65SGDLX Sprott Gold Equity Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.75GIOIX Guggenheim Macro OppPairCorr
  0.66ARBOX Absolute ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.74DLDFX Destinations Low DurationPairCorr

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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 Guidepath(r) Mutual Fund performing well and Guidepath(r) Conservative 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 Guidepath(r) Conservative'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.