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3 Top-Performing Mutual Funds to Consider for Your Retirement Portfolio- February 27, 2020

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If you're invested in any of the funds in our "Magnificent Retirement Mutual Funds" list, congratulations on owning some of the best managed and top-performing mutual funds. If you are lucky enough to discover our list of Top-Ranked Funds for the first time, it's never too late to start investing with the best, especially when it comes to your retirement.

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 our Zacks Rank, we've found three mutual funds that would be great additions to any long-term retirement investors' portfolios.

Let's take a look at some of the highest Zacks Ranked mutual funds with the lowest fees.

Franklin DynaTech R6 (FDTRX - Free Report) has a 0.5% expense ratio and 0.46% management fee. FDTRX is a Sector - Tech mutual fund, allowing investors to own a stake in a notoriously volatile sector with a much more diversified approach. With yearly returns of 16.95% over the last five years, this fund clearly wins.

Hartford Core Equity R4 (HGISX - Free Report) is a stand out amongst its peers. HGISX 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 five-year annualized performance of 12.33%, expense ratio of 0.74% and management fee of 0.35%, this diversified fund is an attractive buy with a strong history of performance.

Victory Sycamore Small Company Opportunity R (GOGFX - Free Report) is an attractive large-cap allocation. GOGFX is a Small Cap Value mutual fund option, which typically invest in companies with market caps under $2 billion. GOGFX has an expense ratio of 1.44%, management fee of 0.76%, and annual returns of 10.43% over the past five years.

So, there you have it - if your advisor has you invested in any of our "Magnificent Retirement Mutual Funds," they are certainly earning their keep. If not, you may want to look elsewhere.

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