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The Best 5-Star American Mutual Funds

Thursday, July 29, 2010

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 Thursday, July 29, 2010

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JICVX JHancock 2 All Cap Value 1JHCVX JHancock 2 All Cap Value-NAV
JEVNX JHancock 2 Emerging Markets Value-NAVJFIIX JHancock 2 Floating Rate Income-I
JFIDX JHancock 2 Floating Rate Income-NAVJIHDX JHancock 2 High Yield-1
JHHDX JHancock 2 High-Yield-NAVJLIAX JHancock 2 Lifecycle 2040-A
JLJAX JHancock 2 Lifecycle 2045-AJILBX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Balanced 1
JRLBX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Balanced R3JSLBX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Balanced R4
JTSBX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Balanced R5JALBX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Balanced-A
JBLBX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Balanced-BJCLBX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Balanced-C
JILCX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Conservative 1JILGX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Growth 1
JRLGX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Growth R3JSLGX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Growth R4
JTLGX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Growth R5JALGX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Growth-A
JBLGX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Growth-BJCLGX JHancock 2 Lifestyle Growth-C
JHHLX JHancock 2 US High Yield Bond-NAVJMEIX JHancock 3 Classic Value MegaCap-I
JVLAX JHancock 3 Discipline Value-AJVLIX JHancock 3 Discipline Value-I
JGYIX JHancock 3 Global Shareholder Yield-IGOSIX JHancock 3 Growth Opportunities-I
GIDEX JHancock 3 International Core-AGOCIX JHancock 3 International Core-I
GOIGX JHancock 3 International Growth-AGOGIX JHancock 3 International Growth-I
RLGIX JHancock 3 Rainer Growth-IRGROX JHancock 3 Rainier Growth-A
GOCGX JHancock 3 US Core-AGOTIX JHancock 3 US Core-I
GOUGX JHancock 3 Value Opportunities-AGMPIX JHancock 3 Value Opportunities-I
JAAOX JHancock American Asset Allocation-ISVBAX JHancock Balanced-A
SVBCX JHancock Balanced-CSVBIX JHancock Balanced-I
JHNBX JHancock Bond-AJHBIX JHancock Bond-I
TACAX JHancock CA Tax-Free Income-APZFVX JHancock Classic Value-A
JCVIX JHancock Classic Value-IJEMAX JHancock Emerging Markets Value-NAV
FIDAX JHancock Financial Industries-AJFIVX JHancock Floating Rate Income-NAV
JGPAX JHancock Global Opportunities-AJGPIX JHancock Global Opportunities-I
JCOAX JHancock Greater China Opportunities-AJCOIX JHancock Greater China Opportunities-I
JHTFX JHancock High Yield Municipal Bond-AJHHBX JHancock High-Yield-A
JYHIX JHancock High-Yield-IJAIIX JHancock International Allocation-I
TIUSX JHancock Investment Grade Bond-ITAGRX JHancock LargeCap Equity-A
TSGWX JHancock LargeCap Equity-BJHLVX JHancock LargeCap Equity-C
JLVIX JHancock LargeCap Value-IJCEAX JHancock MidCap Equity-A
JCEIX JHancock MidCap Equity-IFRBAX JHancock Regional Bank-A
FRBFX JHancock Regional Bank-BSPVAX JHancock SmallCap Equity-A
SPVIX JHancock SmallCap Equity-IJHIAX JHancock SmallCap Intrinsic Value-A
JHIIX JHancock SmallCap Intrinsic Value-IJCSAX JHancock SmallCap-A
SOVIX JHancock Sovereign Investors-AJHFIX JHancock Strategic Income-A
JSTIX JHancock Strategic Income-ITAMBX JHancock Tax-Free Bond-A
JTCAX JHancock Technical Opportunities-AJTCIX JHancock Technical Opportunities-I
JEBNX JHancock Total Bond Market Trust A-IUSGLX JHancock US Global Leaders Growth-A
USLIX JHancock US Global Leaders Growth-IJIHLX JHancock US High Yield Bond 1
JEUTX JHancock Utilities Trust-I

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