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The minimum initial investment to open a new account varies by fund, but is located in the fund's Prospectus or on the fund's Detail page.
The minimum investment required for an existing account is $50.
The maximum online investment amount per account per day is $250,000.
Although it may take a couple days for the transmittal of funds to occur, it is necessary to have the funds available in your account at the time of the request. Otherwise, the investment may be rejected.
It is important to check that the contributions to your IRA do not exceed the contribution limits for the tax year. This can be determined by logging in from your computer and reviewing your total contributions on the Account Summary page.
Invest in a new American Century Investments' mutual fund that you don't currently own by selecting to invest in a new fund using one of your existing registrations (e.g. Individual Account, Joint Account, etc.).
Please submit your investment check with signed instructions that include your account number(s) and the amount to invest in each account. If submitting a contribution to an IRA, designate whether your investment is for the current tax year, previous tax year or if it is a rollover or conversion. Also indicate whether it is for a Traditional or Roth IRA.
If you prefer, you may provide your investment instructions on our One Time and Automatic Transaction Form , available in our Form Center. Please visit Contact Us for address information.
Please provide the following information to your bank to initiate an investment by federal funds wire into your American Century Investments' account. If you are wiring to more than one fund, indicate the amount to be invested in each fund. If an IRA, designate whether your investment is for the current tax year, previous tax year or if it is a rollover or conversion. Also indicate whether it is for a Traditional or Roth IRA.
International Wires-Include the following in the wire text:
ACI Swift Code CBKCUS44 (Commerce Bank Kansas City US)
Provide the following instructions to the financial institution that will be wiring the assets:
The Bank of New York: ABA# 021000018 Pershing LLC Account Number: 890-051238-5
For Further Credit: Your name and American Century® Brokerage account number
International Wire Swift Code: IRVTUS3N
Instructions apply to 457(b) Plan, 403(b) Plan, SEP IRA, SARSEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRA accounts.
Plan Sponsors/Employers, please provide the following information to your bank to initiate an investment by federal funds wire into your American Century Investments account.
Please also specify on the wire: