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Risk & Portfolio

Correlation

How closely two assets move together, on a scale from +1 (in lockstep) through 0 (unrelated) to −1 (opposite). It's the engine of diversification — combining assets that aren't perfectly correlated is what lowers a portfolio's risk.

Where this is taught

Definitions are the trailer. These free levels turn Correlation into something you play — one bite-size lesson, with worked examples, a quiz and XP.

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