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3 Top-Performing Mutual Funds to Consider for Your Retirement 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.

The best way to shortlist great mutual funds is to ensure solid performance, diversification, and low fees. Some are better than others, but utilizing the Zacks Mutual Fund Rank, we have identified three mutual funds that could be solid additions to one's retirement portfolio.

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

Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Investor (VPCCX): 0.38% expense ratio and 0.37% management fee. VPCCX 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 15.26% over the last five years, this fund is a winner.

PGIM QuantSolutions LC Core Eqty A (PTMAX - Free Report) : 0.7% expense ratio and 0.35% management fee. PTMAX is classified as a Large Cap Blend fund. More often than not, Large Cap Blend mutual funds invest in companies with a market cap of over $10 billion. Buying stakes in bigger companies offer these funds more stability, and are well-suited for investors with a "buy and hold" mindset. With yearly returns of 13% over the last five years, PTMAX is an effectively diversified fund with a long reputation of solidly positive performance.

Nuveen Quant SMid-Cap Eq A (TSMEX) is an attractive large-cap allocation. TSMEX is a Small Cap Blend mutual fund, and usually targets stocks with market caps of less than $2 billion, letting investors diversify their funds among other kinds of small-cap equities. TSMEX has an expense ratio of 0.76%, management fee of 0.42%, and annual returns of 11.75% over the past five years.

We hope that your investment advisor (if you use one) has you invested in one or all of the top-ranked mutual funds we've reviewed. But if that isn't the case, it might be time to have a conversation or reconsider this vitally important relationship.

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