Merck CDR Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Merck CDR and Merck Co is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Merck CDR moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Merck CDR moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Merck CDR Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Merck CDR and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Merck CDR and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Merck Stock performing well and Merck CDR Company 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 Merck CDR'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.

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Merck CDR Corporate Management

Elected by the shareholders, the Merck CDR's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Merck CDR inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Merck. The board's role is to monitor Merck CDR's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Merck CDR's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Merck CDR's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
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