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

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There is never a wrong time to invest in mutual funds for retirement. So, if you're still looking for the best mutual funds, the Zacks Mutual Fund Rank can be a great guide.

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 investors' portfolios.

Let's learn about some of Zacks' highest ranked mutual funds with low fees you may want to consider.

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Advisor (TRSAX): 0.93% expense ratio and 0.51% management fee. TRSAX 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 12.73% over the last five years, this fund is a winner.

Federated MDT Small Cap Core Fund A (QASCX) is a stand out amongst its peers. QASCX is a Small Cap Blend mutual fund, allowing investors a way to diversify their funds among various types of small-cap stocks. With five-year annualized performance of 15.22%, expense ratio of 1.13% and management fee of 0.75%, this diversified fund is an attractive buy with a strong history of performance.

Emerald Growth Fund Institutional (FGROX - Free Report) is an attractive large-cap allocation. FGROX is a Small Cap Growth mutual fund and tends to feature small companies in up-and-coming industries and markets. FGROX has an expense ratio of 0.78%, management fee of 0.61%, and annual returns of 12.78% over the past five years.

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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