Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime 2035 and Lord Abbett Intermediate is 0.09 (i.e., Significant 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime 2035 and DJI is -0.2 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Lifetime 2035 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 Principal Lifetime 2035. 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 consumer price index.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  1.0SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.81PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  1.0SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.93PFPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.99SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.97PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.94PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.94PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.94PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.95PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.87STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.92PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.94PGWIX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJYX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJTX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJUX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.96PHPPX Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.96PHSPX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.97PHTJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99SCUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PHTQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHTTX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHTUX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHTMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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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.