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The Best 5-Star American Mutual Funds

Friday, July 03, 2009

Bad News for American Funds Investors

American is a giant fund company, but they offer little choice to their investors.

View the charts of their best performing funds. The lines all look alike. They top and bottom at the same time.

There are many good nonAmerican 5-Star funds for your new money. Avoid American's heavy loads and get diversification, increased return, and less risk  with  Exchange Traded (ETF) alternatives.

Detailed comparisons of other fund companies to American shows that  FranklinVanguard, Fidelity, TRPrice, among many other fund families, have more diverse funds.

American Funds Mutual Fund Chart

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American Funds Bottom Line

If you invest primarily in American Funds, keep your account open and don't transfer to another fund company . . . since you've already paid American's load fees. The red line shows the impact of rebalancing 4 times/year into the best American Equity funds. When rebalancing, there are no additional load fees.

For new money,  consider diversifying to other fund families for any new money. FastTrack help you to determine which families. Prime candidates would be Fidelity, Vanguard, and T. R. Price.

 

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American Funds Family Member Charts as of Friday, July 03, 2009

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AMPFX AmerFund AMCAP F1/402RAFCX AmerFund AMCAP R3
RAFEX AmerFund AMCAP R4AMCPX AmerFund AMCAP-A/2
AMPBX AmerFund AMCAP-B/202AMPCX AmerFund AMCAP-C/302
BALFX AmerFund American Balanced F1AHTFX AmerFund American High Income Tru-F/421
RMFCX AmerFund American Mutual R3AMFBX AmerFund American Mutual-B/203
AMFCX AmerFund American Mutual-C/303CLBAX AmerFund Balanced 529A
RLBCX AmerFund Balanced R3ABALX AmerFund Balanced-A/11
BALBX AmerFund Balanced-B/211BALCX AmerFund Balanced-C
RLBEX AmerFund Balanced-R4CFAAX AmerFund Bond Fund of America 529-A
CFAFX AmerFund Bond Fund of America 529-FBFAFX AmerFund Bond Fund of America F1
RBFCX AmerFund Bond Fund of America R3/2308RBFEX AmerFund Bond Fund of America R4
RBFFX AmerFund Bond Fund of America R5ABNDX AmerFund Bond Fund of America-A/8
CFAEX AmerFund Bond of America 529-ETAFTX AmerFund CA Tax-Exempt-A/20
RIRCX AmerFund Capital Income Builder R3CAIBX AmerFund Capital Income Builder-A/12
CIBCX AmerFund Capital Income Builder-CCIBFX AmerFund Capital Income Builder-F/412
WBFFX AmerFund Capital World Bond F1RCWCX AmerFund Capital World Bond R3
CWBFX AmerFund Capital World Bond-A/31CWBCX AmerFund Capital World Bond-C
CWGFX AmerFund Capital World Growth & Incom F1RWIAX AmerFund Capital World Growth & Incom R1
RWIBX AmerFund Capital World Growth & Incom R2CWGIX AmerFund Capital World Growth & Income-A
CWGBX AmerFund Capital World Growth & Income-BCWGCX AmerFund Capital World Growth & Income-C
CWIEX AmerFund Capital World Growth &Inc 529-ECWIAX AmerFund Capital World Growth 529-A
CWIFX AmerFund Capital World Growth&Inc 529-FRWICX AmerFund Captial World Growth & Incom R3
RERFX AmerFund Euro Pacific Growth R5CEUFX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth 529 F1
CEUAX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth 529-ACEUCX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth 529-C
RERCX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth R3CEUEX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-529-E
AEPGX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-A/16AEGBX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-B/216
AEPCX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-CAEGFX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-F1
RERAX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-R1RERBX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-R2
REREX AmerFund EuroPacific Growth-R4FAINX AmerFund Fallen Angels Income
CAFEX AmerFund Fund 529-EANCFX AmerFund Fundamental Investors-A/10
AFIBX AmerFund Fundamental Investors-B/210AFICX AmerFund Fundamental Investors-C
AFIFX AmerFund Fundamental Investors-F/410HVIBX AmerFund Global Growth and Income HLS IB
HVSBX AmerFund Global SmallCap HLS IBCGFAX AmerFund Growth Fund of America 529-A
RGACX AmerFund Growth Fund of America R3RGAEX AmerFund Growth Fund of America R4
AGTHX AmerFund Growth Fund of America-A/5AGRBX AmerFund Growth Fund of America-B/205
GFACX AmerFund Growth Fund of America-CGFAFX AmerFund Growth Fund of America-F/405
HVNBX AmerFund Growth Income HLS IBCGFFX AmerFund Growth of America 529 F1
CGFCX AmerFund Growth of America 529-CCGFEX AmerFund Growth of America 529-E
RGAAX AmerFund Growth of America R1RGABX AmerFund Growth of America R2
RGAFX AmerFund Growth of America R5RITCX AmerFund High Income Bond R3
RITFX AmerFund High Income Bond R5AHITX AmerFund High Income Bond-A/21
ABHFX AmerFund High Income Muni Bond F1AMHIX AmerFund High Income Muni Bond-A/40
AHICX AmerFund High Income Muni Bond-C/340CIMFX AmerFund Income Fund of America 529 F1
CIMAX AmerFund Income Fund of America 529-AIFAFX AmerFund Income Fund of America F1
RIDAX AmerFund Income Fund of America R1RIDBX AmerFund Income Fund of America R2
RIDCX AmerFund Income Fund of America R3RIDEX AmerFund Income Fund of America R4
RIDFX AmerFund Income Fund of America R5AMECX AmerFund Income Fund of America-A/6
IFABX AmerFund Income Fund of America-BIFACX AmerFund Income Fund of America-C
CIMCX AmerFund Income of America 529-CRFNCX AmerFund INST:Fundamental Investors R3
RFNFX AmerFund INST:Fundamental Investors R5RWMCX AmerFund INST:Washington Mutl Invstr R3
AIBAX AmerFund Interm-Term Bond of Americ-AIBFFX AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America F1
RBOAX AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America R1RBOBX AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America R2
RBOCX AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America R3RBOEX AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America R4
RBOFX AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America R5IBFBX AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America-B
IBFCX AmerFund Intermediate Bond of America-CCFNAX AmerFund INV:Fundamental 529-A
CFNEX AmerFund INV:Fundamental 529-ECFNFX AmerFund INV:Fundamental 529-F
RFNEX AmerFund INV:Fundamental R4RWMFX AmerFund INV:Washington Mutual R5
AICFX AmerFund Investment Co of America F1RICAX AmerFund Investment Co of America R1
RICBX AmerFund Investment Co of America R2RICCX AmerFund Investment Co of America R3
RICEX AmerFund Investment Co of America R4RICFX AmerFund Investment Co of America R5
AIVSX AmerFund Investment Co of America-AAICBX AmerFund Investment Co of America-B/204
AICCX AmerFund Investment Co of America-CLTXFX AmerFund Limited-Term Tax-Ex of Amer F1
LTEBX AmerFund Limited-Term Tax-Ex of Amer-ATMDFX AmerFund MD Tax-Exempt F1
CMLFX AmerFund Mutual 529 F1CMLAX AmerFund Mutual 529-A
RMFEX AmerFund Mutual R4RMFFX AmerFund Mutual R5
AMRMX AmerFund Mutual-A/3AMFFX AmerFund Mutual-F/403
CNGAX AmerFund New Economy 529-ACNGCX AmerFund New Economy 529-C
CNGEX AmerFund New Economy 529-ECNGFX AmerFund New Economy 529-F
RNGAX AmerFund New Economy R1RNGBX AmerFund New Economy R2
RNGCX AmerFund New Economy R3RNGEX AmerFund New Economy R4
RNGFX AmerFund New Economy R5ANEFX AmerFund New Economy-A/14
ANFBX AmerFund New Economy-B/214ANFCX AmerFund New Economy-C
ANFFX AmerFund New Economy-F1CNPFX AmerFund New Perspective 529 F1
CNPAX AmerFund New Perspective 529-ANPFFX AmerFund New Perspective F1
RNPAX AmerFund New Perspective R1RNPBX AmerFund New Perspective R2
RNPCX AmerFund New Perspective R3RNPEX AmerFund New Perspective R4
RNPFX AmerFund New Perspective R5ANWPX AmerFund New Perspective-A/7
NPFBX AmerFund New Perspective-BNPFCX AmerFund New Perspective-C
CNWFX AmerFund New World 529 F1CNWAX AmerFund New World 529-A
NWFFX AmerFund New World F1RNWAX AmerFund New World R1
RNWBX AmerFund New World R2RNWCX AmerFund New World R3
RNWFX AmerFund New World R5NEWFX AmerFund New World-A/36
NEWBX AmerFund New World-BNEWCX AmerFund New World-C
ASBFX AmerFund Short-Term Bond of America F1CSPFX AmerFund SmallCap World 529 F1
CSPAX AmerFund SmallCap World 529-ACSPCX AmerFund SmallCap World 529-C
SCWFX AmerFund SmallCap World F1RSLAX AmerFund SmallCap World R1
RSLCX AmerFund SmallCap World R3RSLEX AmerFund SmallCap World R4
RSLFX AmerFund SmallCap World R5SMCWX AmerFund SmallCap World-A/35
SCWBX AmerFund SmallCap World-B/235SCWCX AmerFund SmallCap World-C
AFTEX AmerFund Tax-Exempt Bd Fd of AmericaAFTFX AmerFund Tax-Exempt Bd Fd of America F1
TECFX AmerFund Tax-Exempt of CA-F1UGSFX AmerFund US Government Securities F1
AMUSX AmerFund US Government Securities-A/22UGSCX AmerFund US Government Securities-C
TEVFX AmerFund VA Tax-Exempt F1WSHFX AmerFund Washington Mutual Investors F1
AWSHX AmerFund Washington Mutual Investors-AWSHBX AmerFund Washington Mutual Investors-B
WSHCX AmerFund Washington Mutual Investors-CCWICX AmerFund World Growth & Income 529-C

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