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3 Magnificent Mutual Funds to Maximize Your Retirement Portfolio - December 18, 2019

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The funds in our "Magnificent Retirement Mutual Funds" list are some of the top-performing, best managed funds available. If you're already invested in them, congratulations! If you're not, don't worry - it's never too late to start getting the advantages of these outstanding funds for your retirement.

The easiest way to judge a mutual fund's quality over time is by analyzing its performance, diversification, and fees. Using our Zacks 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 learn about some of Zacks' highest ranked mutual funds with low fees you may want to consider.

Janus Henderson US Managed Volatilty T (JRSTX - Free Report) : 0.8% expense ratio and 0.5% management fee. JRSTX 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. JRSTX has achieved five-year annual returns of an astounding 10.16%.

T. Rowe Price QM US Small Cap Growth Equity (PRDSX - Free Report) is a stand out amongst its peers. PRDSX is a Small Cap Growth mutual fund and tends to feature small companies in up-and-coming industries and markets. With five-year annualized performance of 11.07%, expense ratio of 0.79% and management fee of 0.64%, this diversified fund is an attractive buy with a strong history of performance.

AB Large Cap Growth R (ABPRX - Free Report) : 1.26% expense ratio and 0.51% management fee. ABPRX is a Large Cap Growth mutual fund, and these funds invest in many large U.S. firms that are projected to grow at a faster rate than their large-cap peers. The fund is mainly invested in equities, has a long reputation of salutary performance, and has yearly returns of 13.96% 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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