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  1. Worth it to transfer small American Funds Roth?

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    Mon, 30 Jan 2012

    anymore because I opened a Fidelity Roth and am now contributing to that. The funds are: CAIBX - Capital Income Builder A CWBFX - Capital World Bond A CWGIX - Capital Growth and Income A NEWFX - New World Fund A So my question is, is it worth it to transfer

  2. How is my portfolio??

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    Fri, 18 Nov 2011

    slightly aggressive. Here is what I have currently, any input/suggestions would be appreciated. Roth IRA CAIBX - 30% CWBFX - 10% CWGIX - 30% NEWFX - 30% 457b AEPGX - 10% ANEFX - 16% CVGRX - 16% MSAVX -16% PTTRX - 8% GBEMX - 10% SAGWX - 16

  3. CWBFX

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    Tue, 18 Oct 2011

    Any thoughts on this American Fund bond fund in this economy for the next 5 years?  It is a diversified bond fund...I am not sure of its overall risk profile in a slow or recessionary economy....or its current yield....My sister recently exchanged into this fund for the income--she will not ...

  4. Volatility of Emerging Markets Bond Funds

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    Wed, 10 Aug 2011

    FKBAX ( Intermediate-Term) , FLDAX (Short-Term), and CWBFX (World) have 3-year std. devs. of about 6, 2, and 9 ..... couple of weeks. (Significantly more than FKBAX, FLDAX, and CWBFX .) I'm not worried about capital appreciation in bond funds

  5. Defining Risk Tolerance

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    Sun, 17 Jul 2011

    moat companies, basically for fun and a sense of ownership. Third, I am considering moving my World Bond allocation from CWBFX to TPINX, although I’m not sure whether expected performance will warrant the sales load to do this. Questions : (1) How

  6. Would appreciate feedback on this portfolio ...

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    Wed, 17 Nov 2010

    Age=58, married, probably 5 years from retirement, 3-4% of total portfolio would sustain current spending. Cash 26% FLTMX 22% CAIBX 14% IVWIX 14% SMCWX 7% MAPIX 5% CWBFX 4% AHITX 4% MLPTX 4% Thanks for your time and expertise.

  7. Wifes IRA

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    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    In 2008, my wife's IRA was primarily invested in equity growth funds from American funds. Needless to say, it suffered significant losses. I felt the best defense aginst another market melt down would be a more diversified approach. Below is the final product I came up with and would like your opinions on this portfolio. All of the funds are with American, which may or may not we a wise decision. I did not incur any additional load fees as all the changes were accomplished thru exchanges. My wife is 55 and we don't anticipate taking any withdrawals her IRA until she is 62 or older Bond Fund of America (ABNDX)     11% Intermed Bond Fund (AIBAX)         10% Short Term Bond (ASBAX)             10% Capital World Bond ( CWBFX )          6% American Balanced (ABALX)            20% Capital Income Builder (CAIBX)      9% World Growth % Income (CWGIX)    5% Growth Fund of America (AGTHX)      15% Investment Co Of Amer (AIVSX)        14% Thanks for your input......Lone Pine

  8. American Funds' Quietly Effective Bond Funds

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    Thu, 18 May 2006

    Government Securities AMUSX, which is more costly than every other fund in the lineup (save the globetrotting Capital World Bond CWBFX ), but in general the shops I named above could learn a lot from American when it comes to pricing their funds. Of course

  9. The Top 10 Fund Value Creators and Destroyers

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    Mon, 23 Jan 2006

    Large Growth -97 -5.11% BlackRock International Bond CIFIX World Bond -81 -9.76% American Funds Capital World Bond CWBFX World Bond -72 -2.86% Morningstar data. Some stock funds did make the list, though. Not only did they pick some poor

  10. CWBFX American Funds Capital World Bd A ETF Analysis, Report, Research, 5 Star Rating – Morningstar

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    Tue, 7 Aug 2001

    Capital World Bond Fund doesn't get too cute. In a category littered with failed offerings, this fund has managed to get the job done by walking the middle road. Unlike its more aggressive international-bond rivals, the fund doesn't make massive--or frequent--regional, currency, and sector bets.

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