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Make the Most of Your Retirement with These Top-Ranked Mutual Funds

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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.

The easiest way to judge a mutual fund's quality over time is by analyzing its performance, diversification, and fees. Using the Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of over 19,000 mutual funds, we've identified three outstanding mutual funds that are ideally suited to help long-term investors pursue and achieve their retirement investing goals.

Let's take a look at some of our top-ranked mutual funds with the lowest fees.

Nuveen Core Equity R6 (TIGRX) has a 0.4% expense ratio and 0.39% management fee. TIGRX 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 yearly returns of 11.6% over the last five years, this fund clearly wins.

Victory Diversified Stock Y (VDSYX): 0.86% expense ratio and 0.65% management fee. VDSYX 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 15.01% over the last five years, VDSYX is an effectively diversified fund with a long reputation of solidly positive performance.

FullerThaler Behav SmCap Grow R6 (FTXFX - Free Report) : 0.89% expense ratio and 0.85% management fee. FTXFX is one of many Small Cap Growth mutual funds; these funds tend to create their portfolios around stocks with market capitalization of less than $2 billion. The fund is mainly invested in equities, has a long reputation of salutary performance, and has yearly returns of 13.2% over the last 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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