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Should You Add These 3 Top-Performing Mutual Funds to Your Portfolio? - April 03, 2020

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If you're invested in any of the funds in our "Magnificent Retirement Mutual Funds" list, congratulations on owning some of the best managed and top-performing mutual funds. If you are lucky enough to discover our list of Top-Ranked Funds for the first time, it's never too late to start investing with the best, especially when it comes to 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 take a look at some of the highest Zacks Ranked mutual funds with the lowest fees.

SEI Institutional Managed Trust Large Cap Growth I (SPGIX - Free Report) : 1.11% expense ratio and 0.4% management fee. SPGIX 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 annual returns of 11.64% over the last five years, this fund is a winner.

MassMutual Select Small Cap Growth Equity Service Class (MSCYX - Free Report) . Expense ratio: 1.06%. Management fee: 0.8%. MSCYX is a Small Cap Growth mutual fund and tends to feature small companies in up-and-coming industries and markets. This fund has managed to produce a robust 10.77% over the last five years.

T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock (TRSSX - Free Report) : 0.66% expense ratio and 0.65% management fee. TRSSX is a Small Cap Blend mutual fund, and usually targets stocks with market caps of less than $2 billion, letting investors diversify their funds among other kinds of small-cap equities. With a five-year annual return of 11.58%, this fund is a well-diversified fund with a long track record of success.

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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