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These 3 Top-Ranked Mutual Funds Will Help Boost Your Retirement Portfolio July 28, 2020

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Our "Magnificent Retirement Mutual Funds" list includes some of the best managed and best performing funds around. If you're already invested in these, congratulations! But if you're just now discovering them, don't worry. When it comes to your retirement, it's never too late to start investing in the best.

How can you tell a good mutual fund from a bad one? It's pretty basic: if the fund is diversified, has low fees, and shows strong performance, it's a keeper. Of course, there's a wide range, but using our Zacks Rank, we've found three mutual funds that would be great additions to any long-term retirement investors' portfolios.

Let's take a look at some of the highest Zacks Ranked mutual funds with the lowest fees.

If you are looking to diversify your portfolio, consider Artisan Mid Cap Fund Institutional (APHMX - Free Report) . APHMX is a Mid Cap Growth mutual fund. These funds aim to target companies with a market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion that are also expected to exhibit more extensive growth opportunities for investors than their peers. This fund is a winner, boasting an expense ratio of 0.96%, management fee of 0.94%, and a five-year annualized return track record of 13.51%.

Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth A (GGRAX - Free Report) is a stand out amongst its peers. GGRAX is a Large Cap Growth option; these mutual funds purchase stakes in numerous large U.S. companies that are expected to develop and grow at a faster rate than other large-cap stocks. With five-year annualized performance of 12.91%, expense ratio of 1.14% and management fee of 0.71%, this diversified fund is an attractive buy with a strong history of performance.

Alger Small Cap Growth I-2 (AASOX - Free Report) : 0.98% expense ratio and 0.81% management fee. AASOX is one of many Small Cap Growth mutual funds; these funds tend to create their portfolios around stocks with market capitalization of less than $2 billion. With a five-year annual return of 15.47%, this fund is a well-diversified fund with a long track record of success.

These examples highlight the fact that there are some astonishingly good mutual funds out there. If your advisor has you in the good ones, bravo! If not, you may need to have a talk.

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