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3 Top-Ranked Mutual Funds for Your Retirement

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It is never too late to invest in mutual funds for retirement. As such, if you plan to invest in some of the best funds, the Zacks Mutual Fund Rank can provide you with valuable guidance.

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 the Zacks Mutual Fund Rank, we've found three mutual funds that would be great additions to any long-term retirement investors' portfolios.

Let's break down some of the mutual funds with the top Zacks Mutual Fund Rank and the lowest fees.

Dean Mid Cap Value Fund

(DALCX - Free Report) : 0.85% expense ratio and 0.75% management fee. DALCX is a Mid Cap Value mutual funds that aims to target medium-sized companies that possess strong value and income opportunities for investors. DALCX has achieved five-year annual returns of an astounding 14.96%.

PGIM QuantSolutions LC Core Eqty Z

(PTEZX - Free Report) : 0.45% expense ratio and 0.35% management fee. PTEZX 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. With yearly returns of 15.6% over the last five years, PTEZX is an effectively diversified fund with a long reputation of solidly positive performance.

T. Rowe Price International Value Equity

(TRIGX - Free Report) : 0.87% expense ratio and 0.63% management fee. TRIGX is a part of the Non US - Equity fund category, many of which will focus across all cap levels, and will typically allocate their investments between emerging and developed markets. With a five-year annual return of 15.42%, this fund is a well-diversified fund with a long track record of success.

We hope that your investment advisor (if you use one) has you invested in one or all of the top-ranked mutual funds we've reviewed. But if that isn't the case, it might be time to have a conversation or reconsider this vitally important relationship.

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