American Century Income & Growth Inv BIGRX

This mutual fund is losing a manager, but don't expect it to change its stripes.

… responsibility for this fund. Prior to joining Schwab, Hsu was a member of the portfolio team at American Century Income & Growth BIGRX and American Century Small Company ASQIX. Larry Mano and Paul Davis are comanagers on this and Schwab's other quant-driven …

Lousy relative performance in true value markets.Keeps more money in growth-oriented sectors, such as software, hardware, and health care, than other value funds because it likes to stay close to the sector weightings of the S&P 500.Won't knock your socks off in any one year or market cycle.The

… also helped build excellent long-term records at American Century Equity Growth BEQGX and American Century Income & Growth BIGRX .USAPDIAXCore. This fund plays the same role in a portfolio as an S&P 500 Index fund.CoreThis fund's quantitative approach …

… growth characteristics, such as positive earnings momentum. That's similar to sibling American Century Income & Growth's BIGRX strategy, but this fund puts greater emphasis on the growth component. The fund's long-term returns don't actually beat …

This fund can serve as a solid core investment, but don't mistake it for a typical value offering. American Century Income & Growth has earned fine long-term returns. Its five- and 10-year returns through Oct. 15, 2001, are at least in the large-value group's top 29%. The fund's returns are also

… Steve Colton to build excellent long-term records at American Century Equity Growth BEQGX and American Century Income & Growth BIGRX .This offering has the makings of a solid core holding: seasoned management, a good record, and diversified exposure to …