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.

DFA Large Cap International Institutional (DFALX): 0.17% expense ratio and 0.14% management fee. DFALX is a Non US - Equity option, focusing their investments acoss emerging and developed markets, and can often extend across cap levels too. DFALX has achieved five-year annual returns of an astounding 10.34%.

Fidelity Stock Selector Allocation Cap (FDSSX). Expense ratio: 0.53%. Management fee: 0.49%. FDSSX 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. This fund has managed to produce a robust 12.18% over the last five years.

Ave Maria Value Focused (AVERX). Expense ratio: 1.03%. Management fee: 0.75%. Five year annual return: 16.33%. AVERX is a Small Cap Value mutual fund option, which typically invest in companies with market caps under $2 billion.

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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