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Boost Your Retirement Portfolio with These 3 Top Mutual Funds - August 25, 2020

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The funds in our "Magnificent Retirement Mutual Funds" list are some of the top-performing, best managed funds available. If you're already invested in them, congratulations! If you're not, don't worry - it's never too late to start getting the advantages of these outstanding funds for your retirement.

The easiest way to judge a mutual fund's quality over time is by analyzing its performance, diversification, and fees. Using our Zacks Rank of over 19,000 mutual funds, we've identified three outstanding mutual funds that are ideally suited to help long-term investors pursue and achieve their retirement investing goals.

Let's learn about some of Zacks' highest ranked mutual funds with low fees you may want to consider.

Principal Large Cap Growth I Institutional (PLGIX - Free Report) has a 0.68% expense ratio and 0.6% management fee. PLGIX is a Large Cap Growth mutual fund, and these funds invest in many large U.S. firms that are projected to grow at a faster rate than their large-cap peers. With yearly returns of 16.43% over the last five years, this fund clearly wins.

MSIFT Mid Cap Growth Portfolio A (MACGX - Free Report) is a stand out amongst its peers. MACGX is a Mid Cap Growth mutual fund. Mid Cap Growth funds pick stocks--usually companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion--that demonstrate extensive growth opportunities for investors compared to their peers. With five-year annualized performance of 21.01%, expense ratio of 1.02% and management fee of 0.5%, this diversified fund is an attractive buy with a strong history of performance.

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth L (JISGX - Free Report) : 0.84% expense ratio and 0.65% management fee. JISGX is a Small Cap Growth mutual fund and tends to feature small companies in up-and-coming industries and markets. The fund is mainly invested in equities, has a long reputation of salutary performance, and has yearly returns of 14.33% over the last five years.

There you have it. If your financial advisor had you put your money into any of our "Magnificent Retirement Mutual Funds," then they've got you covered. If not, you may need to talk.

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