Rational Strategic Correlations

RHSCX Fund  USD 8.58  0.16  1.90%   
The current 90-days correlation between Rational Strategic and Touchstone International Equity is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Rational Strategic 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.

Rational Strategic Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Rational Strategic Allocation and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Rational Strategic Allocation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Rational Mutual Fund

  0.75RNECX Rationalrgn Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.75RNEAX Rationalrgn Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.75RNEIX Rationalrgn Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.9HRSTX Rational Real StrategiesPairCorr
  0.93HRSAX Rational Real StrategiesPairCorr
  0.93HRSFX Rational Real StrategiesPairCorr
  0.95RHSAX Rational StrategicPairCorr
  1.0RHSIX Rational StrategicPairCorr
  0.7PBXIX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.67PBXCX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.75PBXAX Rationalpier 88 ConvPairCorr
  0.89VWIAX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr
  0.74VWINX Vanguard Wellesley IncomePairCorr
  0.81BKMIX Blackrock Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.88HBLTX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.88HBLRX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.88HBLSX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.88HBLVX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.88HBLFX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.88HBLYX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.88HBLCX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.78VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.84VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.85VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.85VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.78VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr

Moving against Rational Mutual Fund

  0.56HDCEX Rational Dividend CapturePairCorr
  0.53HDCAX Rational Dividend CapturePairCorr
  0.42HDCTX Rational Dividend CapturePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Rational Mutual Fund performing well and Rational Strategic 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 Rational Strategic'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.