Principal Lifetime Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Principal Lifetime 2020 and Rationalpier 88 Convertible is 0.84 (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 2020 and DJI is 0.84 (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 2020 and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Principal Mutual Fund

  0.98SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.95SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.91PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.98PFIFX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.98PFIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.98SAUPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.7PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.8PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.81PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.75PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.81PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.84PGDRX Diversified Real AssetPairCorr
  0.89PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.69STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.88PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.74PGSLX Principal Global SusPairCorr
  0.98SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.99SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.96SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.97PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJFX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.96PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJNX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJQX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJJX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.98PHJMX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.97PHJYX 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.