Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and Bbh Intermediate Municipal is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Principal Lifetime 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.

Principal Lifetime Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Principal Lifetime Hybrid. 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 inflation.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.96SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.84SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.93SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.61PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.62PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.93SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.65PXASX Principal Lifetime 2030PairCorr
  0.97PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.73PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.65PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.78PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.61PGBFX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.78PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.78PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.93PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.66PYASX Principal Lifetime 2040PairCorr
  0.84PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.71PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.92SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.94SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Principal Mutual Fund performing well and Principal Lifetime 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 Principal Lifetime'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.