Forum Real Correlations

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The correlation of Forum Real 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.

Forum Real Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Forum Real Estate 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 Forum Real Estate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Forum Real Estate. 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 census.

Moving together with Forum Mutual Fund

  0.75NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.64DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.63MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.76TRV The Travelers Companies Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.65AXP American ExpressPairCorr

Moving against Forum Mutual Fund

  0.62XNXJX Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.48XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr
  0.41XDSMX Dreyfus StrategicPairCorr
  0.45HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.4PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.39T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.33CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Forum Mutual Fund performing well and Forum Real 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 Forum Real'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.