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Should You Add These 3 Top-Performing Mutual Funds to Your Portfolio? - September 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.

Great performance, diversification, and low fees: it's a pretty simple formula for a great mutual fund. Some are better than others, but utilizing our Zacks Rank, we have identified three mutual funds that would make great additions to long-term investors' portfolios.

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

Fidelity Growth Company (FDGRX - Free Report) : 0.85% expense ratio and 0.69% management fee. FDGRX 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 19.23% over the last five years, this fund is a winner.

Principal Mid Cap Growth R3 (PFPPX - Free Report) is a stand out amongst its peers. PFPPX is a Mid Cap Growth mutual fund. These mutual funds choose companies with a stock market valuation between $2 billion and $10 billion. With five-year annualized performance of 10.13%, expense ratio of 1.24% and management fee of 0.65%, this diversified fund is an attractive buy with a strong history of performance.

Hartford Core Equity Institutional (HGIIX - Free Report) . Expense ratio: 0.45%. Management fee: 0.34%. Five year annual return: 10.7%. HGIIX is a Large Cap Blend fund, targeting companies with market caps of over $10 billion. These funds offer investors a stability, and are perfect for people with a "buy and hold" mindset.

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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