Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and Dodge Global Stock is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Principal Lifetime Hybrid and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Principal Lifetime Hybrid. 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 housing.

Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.98SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.92PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.99PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.98PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.98SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.96PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.97PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.61PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.62PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.96PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.97PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.95PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  1.0PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.89STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.95PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.85PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.84PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  1.0SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  1.0PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  1.0PHJJX 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.