Is your portfolio mix in need of a fix?

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Abstract: The degree to which two investments move in the same or opposite directions over a specific time period is expressed as the “correlation coefficient.” During the past 20 years or so, correlation among some asset classes has increased, partly because of an increasingly globalized economy. This article explains why spreading funds across a wider array of assets that don’t move in lockstep with each other can help a portfolio maintain its rhythm over the long term.