Is Schwab Balanced Fund a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now - Zacks Investment Research

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We analyze Schwab Balanced's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Schwab Balanced using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Schwab Balanced based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this mutual fund, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with Schwab Balanced mutual fund to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of Schwab Balanced could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Schwab Balanced by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.

Schwab Balanced financial ratios help investors to determine whether Schwab Mutual Fund is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Schwab with respect to the benefits of owning Schwab Balanced security.