Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime 2020 and Baron Real Estate is -0.1 (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 2020 and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Lifetime 2020 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.99SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.92PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.99PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.99PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.99SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.86PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.61PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.63PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.64PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.97PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.94PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.99PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.92STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.87PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.87PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.99SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.9PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.85PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.86PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.99PHJYX 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.