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The investment seeks high current income; capital appreciation is the secondary objective. The portfolio managers will maintain at least 80% of the fund's net assets in high-yield corporate bonds and other debt instruments. The remaining assets may be invested in common stocks or other equity-related securities. Up to 40% of the fund's total assets may be invested in fixed-income obligations of foreign issuers. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in short-term money market instruments and U.S. government securities. The fund has no average maturity limitations, but it typically invests in intermediate-term and long-term debt securities.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Charles Tan | SVP, Co-CIO, Sr-PM | 2019 | Now |
Biography | Charles Tan is a senior vice president and co-chief investment officer — Global Fixed Income for American Century Investments®. As co-CIO of Global Fixed Income, Mr. Tan oversees portfolio management and research for the firm’s fixed income strategies, managed in offices in Santa Clara, Calif., New York City, and London, England. Mr. Tan co-chairs the firm's Global Macro Strategy team, which sets the investment strategy for the Global Fixed Income group, and the Risk Management team, which oversees and manages risk for all strategies managed by the Global Fixed Income group. Mr. Tan joined the firm in 2018 from Aberdeen Standard Investments (previously Aberdeen Asset Management), where he held a series of leadership roles, including head of North American fixed income. Before that, he was vice president and senior high yield analyst at Moody's Investors Service. Previously, he was a credit officer with First Commercial Bank of Philadelphia (HSBC Bank). He has worked in the investment industry since 1994. Mr. Tan earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of International Business & Economics in Beijing and an MSBA from Bucknell University. | ||
Jeffrey L. Houston | Vice President | 2019 | Now |
Biography | Houston is a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with American Century Investments, his employer since November 1990. Before joining the company, he was an assistant vice president and analyst with Ambac Indemnity, a municipal financial guaranty firm in New York. He has been in the finance industry since 1986. Houston holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is a member of the Kansas City Society of Financial Analysts and the Association of Investment Management and Research. He earned a B.A. from the University of Delaware and an M.A. from Syracuse University. | ||
Gavin Fleischman | Portfolio Manager | 2015 | Now |
Biography | Mr. Fleischman, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, has served on teams managing fixed-income investments for American Century since joining the advisor in 2008 as a corporate analyst. He was promoted to portfolio manager in 2015. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Lafayette College and an MBA in finance from Fordham University. | ||
Kevin S. Akioka | Vice President | 2010 | 2019 |
Biography | Mr. Akioka, Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, has served on teams managing fixed-income investments for American Century since joining the American Century Investment Management, Inc in 2010. Prior to joining American Century Investments, he spent four years at Macquarie Group, Ltd. as a senior vice president and portfolio manager, managing high-yield bond allocations and credit derivative positions. From 1997 to 2006, he was a principal at Payden & Rygel and head of their corporate credit department. He has a bachelor's degree in economics and psychology from the University of California, Irvine and an MBA from New York University. He is a CFA charterholder. | ||
G. David MacEwen | CIO (Chief Investment Officer) | 2008 | 2018 |
Biography | Mr. MacEwen, Co-Chief Investment Officer , has served on teams managing fixed-income investments for American Century since joining the advisor in 1991. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Boston University and an MBA in finance from the University of Delaware. | ||
Mike Difley | Vice President, Portfolio Manager | 1997 | 2010 |
Biography | Difley is vice president and portfolio manager with American Century Investments, his employer since 1996. Prior to joining the firm, he was a senior credit analyst as First Interstate Bank. | ||
James F. Keegan | Senior Vice President | 2006 | 2008 |
Biography | As CIO, Jim has oversight responsibilities for the investment teams and specific portfolio management responsibilities within the investment grade team. He also leads the Seix Investment Policy Group. Prior to joining Seix, Jim was Head of Investment Grade Corporate & High Yield Bond Management for American Century Investments. In this role he was responsible for portfolio management, strategy, credit research and trading. Prior to this, Jim was Chief Investment Officer at Westmoreland Capital Management and Managing Director of Investment Grade and High Yield Fixed Income at UBS Global Asset Management. At UBS he was Chairman of the Investment Strategy and Credit Policy Committee and directly responsible for management of a number of funds. Earlier in his career he was Director of Research and Chairman of the Credit Strategy Committee at Bankers Trust. Jim received a B.S. degree (Magna Cum Laude) in Business Management from St. Francis College and an M.B.A. degree (Beta Gamma Sigma) from Fordham University. | ||
Andrew T. Wassweiler | Director | 2005 | 2006 |
Biography | Wassweiler is a director of Mason Street Advisors, LLC. He joined Northwestern Mutual in 1997. Wassweiler holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant. | ||
Theresa C. Fennell | Portfolio Manager | 1997 | 2001 |
Biography | Theresa Fennell is a portfolio manager focusing on credit for the Montgomery Fixed Income team at Wells Capital Management. Prior to joining the firm in 2002, Theresa was a senior portfolio manager at American Century Investment Management. Earlier, she was an associate portfolio manager and senior analyst in the high yield research area at Greenwich Street Advisors, a unit of Salomon Smith Barney. She has been in the investment industry since 1986. Theresa earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Virginia and has earned the right to use the CFA designation. | ||
Norman E. Hoops | Senior Vice President | 1997 | 2000 |
Biography | Hoops is senior vice president, portfolio manager, and the head of the fixed-income department of American Century Investments, his employer since November 1989. Previously, he was a partner at Baxter and Hoops, a company he cofounded in 1979. Prior to that, he was also director of investments with UAL, the parent company of United Airlines. |
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