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3 Magnificent Mutual Funds to Maximize Your Retirement 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.

The easiest, most reliable way to judge a mutual fund's quality over time is by analyzing its performance, diversification, and fees. The Zacks Mutual Fund Rank, which covers over 19,000 mutual funds, has helped us identify three outstanding options that are perfect for any long-term investors' portfolios that is retirement-focused.

Here are the funds that have achieved the Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and have low fees.

Northern Large Cap Value (NOLVX) has a 0.57% expense ratio and 0.53% management fee. NOLVX is a part of the Large Cap Value category, and invests in equities with a market capitalization of $10 billion or more, but whose share prices do not reflect their intrinsic value. With yearly returns of 12.21% over the last five years, this fund clearly wins.

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund R5 (OIERX): 0.55% expense ratio and 0.4% management fee. OIERX 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 10.81% over the last five years, OIERX is an effectively diversified fund with a long reputation of solidly positive performance.

Goldman Sachs International Equity Insights IR (GCITX - Free Report) is an attractive large-cap allocation. GCITX is a Non US - Equity option, focusing their investments acoss emerging and developed markets, and can often extend across cap levels too. GCITX has an expense ratio of 0.92%, management fee of 0.78%, and annual returns of 11.37% 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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