| GWO-PI Preferred Stock | | | CAD 18.80 0.05 0.27% |
The current 90-days correlation between Great West Lifeco and Power Financial Corp is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Great West 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.
Great West Correlation With Market
Very good diversification
The correlation between Great West Lifeco and DJI is -0.23 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Great West Lifeco and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Great West could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Great West when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Great West - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Great West Lifeco to buy it.
Moving together with Great Preferred Stock
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Related Correlations Analysis
Risk-Adjusted IndicatorsThere is a big difference between Great Preferred Stock performing well and Great West Company 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 Great West'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.
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Great West Corporate Management
Elected by the shareholders, the Great West's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Great West inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Great. The board's role is to monitor Great West's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Great West's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Great West's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.