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3 Great Mutual Fund Picks for Your Retirement - October 07, 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 learn about some of Zacks' highest ranked mutual funds with low fees you may want to consider.

Baron Opportunity Fund Institutional (BIOIX - Free Report) : 1.1% expense ratio and 1% management fee. BIOIX is a Sector - Tech mutual fund, allowing investors to own a stake in a notoriously volatile sector with a much more diversified approach. With annual returns of 20.42% over the last five years, this fund is a winner.

MFS Mid-Cap Growth Fund R4 (OTCJX - Free Report) : 0.8% expense ratio and 0.69% management fee. OTCJX 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. With yearly returns of 13.79% over the last five years, OTCJX is an effectively diversified fund with a long reputation of solidly positive performance.

RBC Global Opportunities I (RGOIX - Free Report) . Expense ratio: 0.86%. Management fee: 0.65%. Five year annual return: 10.27%. RGOIX is a Global - Equity mutual fund. These funds invest in large markets like the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and operate with very few geographical limitations.

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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