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

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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 investors' portfolios.

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

Causeway International Opportunities Investor (CIOVX - Free Report) : 1.18% expense ratio and 0.8% management fee. CIOVX 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 annual returns of 13.18% over the last five years, this fund is a winner.

Fidelity Natural Resources (FNARX) is a stand out amongst its peers. FNARX is a Sector - Energy mutual fund, which encompasses a wide range of vastly changing and vitally important industries throughout this massive global sector. With five-year annualized performance of 25.68%, expense ratio of 0.69% and management fee of 0.67%, this diversified fund is an attractive buy with a strong history of performance.

Thrivent Large Cap Growth S (THLCX) is an attractive large-cap allocation. THLCX 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. THLCX has an expense ratio of 0.74%, management fee of 0.64%, and annual returns of 12.4% over the past five years.

There you have it. If your financial advisor had you put your money into any of our top-ranked funds, then they've got you covered. If not, you may need to talk.

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