Near-term Tax Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Near Term Tax and World Precious Minerals is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Near-term Tax 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.

Near-term Tax Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Near Term Tax Free and DJI is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Near Term Tax Free and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Near Term Tax Free. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Near-term Mutual Fund

  0.64VWSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.68VWSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.67ACHFX American Century HighPairCorr
  0.68HGOYX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.67ITRGX Vy T RowePairCorr
  0.66GSDTX Goldman Sachs ShortPairCorr

Moving against Near-term Mutual Fund

  0.54PSPFX Global ResourcesPairCorr
  0.35USERX Gold And PreciousPairCorr
  0.34UNWPX World Precious MineralsPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Near-term Mutual Fund performing well and Near-term Tax 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 Near-term Tax'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.