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The Best 5-Star American Mutual Funds | ||
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Friday, July 30, 2010 Bad News for American Funds InvestorsAmerican 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 Franklin, Vanguard, Fidelity, TRPrice, among many other fund families, have more diverse funds. |
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American Mutual Funds?This web page does not contain the detail necessary to fully understand the recommendations. Download the free trial and call us. We will help you set up for American funds analysis to compare American funds to your alternatives. American Funds Bottom LineIf 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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| AAAAX | DWS Alternative Asset Alloc Plus-A | AAASX | DWS Alternative Asset Alloc Plus-S |
| KTRAX | DWS Balanced-A | KTRCX | DWS Balanced-C |
| KBCAX | DWS Blue Chip-A | KBCCX | DWS Blue Chip-C |
| KCTAX | DWS CA Tax-Free Income-A | SDCSX | DWS CA Tax-Free Income-S |
| SDGAX | DWS Capital Growth-A | SCGSX | DWS Capital Growth-S |
| WRMAX | DWS Climate Change-A | SKNRX | DWS Commodity Securities-A |
| SKSRX | DWS Commodity Securities-S | TISHX | DWS Communications-A |
| FTEBX | DWS Communications-B | FTICX | DWS Communications-C |
| SFXSX | DWS Core Fixed Income-S | SZIAX | DWS Core Plus Income-A |
| SCSBX | DWS Core Plus Income-S | LSGAX | DWS Disciplined Long/Short Growth-A |
| LSGFX | DWS Disciplined Long/Short Growth-S | DDMAX | DWS Disciplined Market Neutral-A |
| DDMSX | DWS Disciplined Market Neutral-S | DBISX | DWS Diversified Intern'l Equity-A |
| DBIVX | DWS Diversified Intern'l Equity-S | MIDVX | DWS Dreman MidCap Value-A |
| KDSAX | DWS Dreman SmallCap Value-A | KDSSX | DWS Dreman SmallCap Value-S |
| SEKAX | DWS Emerging Markets Equity-A | SEMGX | DWS Emerging Markets Equity-S |
| SZEAX | DWS Emerging Markets Fix Income-A | SCEMX | DWS Emerging Markets Fix Income-S |
| BTIEX | DWS Equity 500 Index Fund-S | SERAX | DWS Europe Equity-A |
| SCGEX | DWS Europe Equity-S | DFRPX | DWS Floating Rate Plus-S |
| SZGAX | DWS Global Bond-A | SSTGX | DWS Global Bond-S |
| KGDAX | DWS Global SmallCap Growth-A | SGSCX | DWS Global SmallCap Growth-S |
| SGQAX | DWS Global Thematic-A | SGQRX | DWS Global Thematic-R |
| SCOBX | DWS Global Thematic-S | SGINX | DWS GNMA-S |
| SGDAX | DWS Gold & Precious Metals-A | SCGDX | DWS Gold & Precious Metals-S |
| SUWAX | DWS Growth & Income-A | SCDGX | DWS Growth & Income-S |
| SUHAX | DWS Health Care-A | SUHBX | DWS Health Care-B |
| SUHCX | DWS Health Care-C | SCHLX | DWS Health Care-S |
| SGHAX | DWS High Income Plus-A | SGHSX | DWS High Income Plus-S |
| KHYAX | DWS High Income-A | KHYCX | DWS High Income-C |
| TIPSX | DWS Inflation Protected Plus-S | SDGTX | DWS INST:Capital Growth |
| WRMIX | DWS INST:Climate Change | FLICX | DWS INST:Communication |
| MFINX | DWS INST:Core Fixed Income | LSGTX | DWS INST:Disciplnd Long/Shrt Growth |
| MGINX | DWS INST:Diversified Intn'l Equity | KDSIX | DWS INST:Dreman Value SmallCap |
| BTAEX | DWS INST:EAFE Equity | BTIIX | DWS INST:Equity 500 Index Fund |
| DFRTX | DWS INST:Floating Rate Plus | MGHYX | DWS INST:High Income Plus |
| SZMIX | DWS INST:Intermed-Term Tax/AMT Free | BTAMX | DWS INST:Lifecycle Long Range |
| SMLIX | DWS INST:Managed Municipal Bond | BTEAX | DWS INST:MidCap Growth |
| RRRRX | DWS INST:RREEF RealEstate Security | KDHIX | DWS INST:Strategic Value |
| BTUSX | DWS INST:US Bond | SCMTX | DWS Intermed Tax/AMT Free-S |
| DNVSX | DWS International Value Opportn-S | SUIAX | DWS International-A |
| SCINX | DWS International-S | IUSXX | DWS Investor CashTr USTreasuryMoney |
| SGGAX | DWS LargeCap Focus Growth-A | SCQGX | DWS LargeCap Focus Growth-S |
| KDCAX | DWS LargeCap Value-A | KDCSX | DWS LargeCap Value-S |
| SLANX | DWS Latin America Equity-A | SLAFX | DWS Latin America Equity-S |
| SPDAX | DWS LifeCompass 2015-A | SPBAX | DWS LifeCompass 2015-S |
| SUPAX | DWS LifeCompass 2020-A | SPGRX | DWS LifeCompass 2020-S |
| SCPCX | DWS LifeCompass Retirememt-S | SUCAX | DWS LifeCompass Retirement-A |
| BTILX | DWS Lifecycle Long Range-S | SCMAX | DWS MA Tax-Free-S |
| SMLAX | DWS Managed Municipal-A | SCMBX | DWS Managed Municipal-S |
| SMCAX | DWS MidCap Growth-A | KNTAX | DWS NY Tax-Free Income-A |
| TOLLX | DWS RREEF Global Infrastructure-A | RRGAX | DWS RREEF Global Real Estate-A |
| RRGTX | DWS RREEF Global Real Estate-S | RRRAX | DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities-A |
| SXPAX | DWS S&P 500 Index Fund-A | SCPIX | DWS S&P 500 Index Fund-S |
| OUTDX | DWS S&P 500 Plus-A | SSFFX | DWS S&P 500 Plus-S |
| DBPIX | DWS Short Duration Plus-S | SZCAX | DWS SmallCap Core-A |
| SSLCX | DWS SmallCap Core-S | SSDAX | DWS SmallCap Growth-A |
| KUSAX | DWS Strategic Government Security-A | SHYTX | DWS Strategic High Yield Tax-Free-S |
| KSTAX | DWS Strategic Income-A | KSTBX | DWS Strategic Income-B |
| KSTCX | DWS Strategic Income-C | KSTSX | DWS Strategic Income-S |
| KDHAX | DWS Strategic Value-A | KDHRX | DWS Strategic Value-R |
| KDHSX | DWS Strategic Value-S | KRFCX | DWS Target 2012 |
| KTCAX | DWS Technology-A | KTCBX | DWS Technology-B |
| KTCCX | DWS Technology-C | KTCSX | DWS Technology-S |
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