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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.

JPMorgan Developed Intl Value C (JIUCX) has a 1.49% expense ratio and 0.55% management fee. JIUCX is a Non US - Equity option, focusing their investments acoss emerging and developed markets, and can often extend across cap levels too. With yearly returns of 13.88% over the last five years, this fund clearly wins.

BlackRock Advantage Lrg Cap Gr K (BMCKX - Free Report) : 0.57% expense ratio and 0.56% management fee. BMCKX 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. BMCKX, with annual returns of 16.13% over the last five years, is a well-diversified fund with a long track record of success.

Federated MDT Stock A (FSTRX). Expense ratio: 0.98%. Management fee: 0.65%. Five year annual return: 13.5%. FSTRX 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.

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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