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3 Magnificent Mutual Funds to Maximize Your Retirement Portfolio - July 22, 2020

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The funds in our "Magnificent Retirement Mutual Funds" list are among the best managed and best performing mutual funds available. If you are just finding out about our Top-Ranked Funds list, we welcome you!

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.

DFA US Large Cap Growth Institutional (DUSLX - Free Report) : 0.2% expense ratio and 0.15% management fee. DUSLX is a part of the Large Cap Growth mutual fund category, which invest in many large U.S. companies that are expected to grow much faster compared to other large-cap stocks. DUSLX has achieved five-year annual returns of an astounding 12.58%.

T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth (PRDGX - Free Report) . Expense ratio: 0.62%. Management fee: 0.49%. PRDGX is part of the Large Cap Blend section, and these mutual funds most often invest in firms with a market capitalization of $10 billion or more. By investing in bigger companies, these funds offer more stability, and are often well-suited for investors with a "buy and hold" mindset. This fund has managed to produce a robust 10.45% over the last five years.

Goldman Sachs Small/Mid-Cap Growth Institutional (GSMYX - Free Report) is an attractive large-cap allocation. GSMYX is a Mid Cap Growth mutual fund. These mutual funds choose companies with a stock market valuation between $2 billion and $10 billion. GSMYX has an expense ratio of 0.93%, management fee of 0.85%, and annual returns of 11.31% over the past five years.

So, there you have it - if your advisor has you invested in any of our "Magnificent Retirement Mutual Funds," they are certainly earning their keep. If not, you may want to look elsewhere.

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