Learn about correlation, including how it measures the relationship between securities, along with how it aids in diversifying your portfolio and risk management.

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Correlation coefficients are indicators of the strength of the linear relationship between two different variables, x and y. A linear correlation coefficient that is greater than zero indicates a ...