As Filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2009

1933 Act File No. 002-82734

1940 Act File No. 811-3706

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
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FORM N-1A
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American Century California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds
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4500 MAIN STREET,  KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64111 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                                                                                (Zip Code)
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January 1, 2010

American Century Investments

Prospectus

California High-Yield Municipal Fund

Investor Class (BCHYX)

   A Class (CAYAX)

   B Class (CAYBX) (closed)

   C Class (CAYCX)

The Securities and Exchange Commission

has not approved or disapproved these securities or

passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any

representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Table of Contents

Fund Summary	2
Investment Objective	2
Fees and Expenses	2
Principal Investments, Principal Risks and Performance	3
Portfolio Management	5
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares	5
Tax Information	5
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries	5
Objectives, Strategies and Risks	6
Basics of Fixed-Income Investing	8
Management	10
Investing Directly with American Century Investments	12
Investing Through a Financial Intermediary	14
Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment	18
Share Price and Distributions	21
Taxes	22
Multiple Class Information	24
Financial Highlights	25

©2010 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high current income that is exempt from federal and California income taxes.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in American Century Investments funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Calculation of Sales Charges on page 14 of the fund’s prospectus and Sales Charges on page 50 of the statement of additional information. The fund’s B Class shares are not available for purchase, except through exchanges and dividend reinvestments.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
	Investor	A	B	C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	None	4.50%	None	None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the original offering price for B Class shares or the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds for A and C Class shares)	None	None(1)	5.00%	1.00%
Maximum Account Maintenance Fee	$25(2)	None	None	None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	Investor	A	B	C
Management Fee	0.51%	0.51%	0.51%	0.51%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	None	0.25%	1.00%	1.00%
Other Expenses	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.52%	0.77%	1.52%	1.52%

1 Investments of $1 million or more in A Class shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within one year of the date of purchase.

2 Applies only to investors whose total eligible investments with American Century Investments are less than $10,000.

Example

The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (unless otherwise indicated), that you earn a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
Investor Class	$53	$167	$291	$653
A Class	$525	$685	$859	$1,362
B Class	$555	$781	$930	$1,609
B Class (if shares not redeemed)	$155	$481	$830	$1,609
C Class	$155	$481	$830	$1,811

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Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 26% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investments, Principal Risks and Performance

The fund invests in California municipal and other debt securities with an emphasis on high-yield securities. A high-yield security is one that has been rated below investment-grade, or determined by the investment advisor to be of similar quality. Under normal market conditions, the portfolio manager invests at least 80% of the fund’s assets in municipal securities with income payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. Cities, counties and other municipalities in California and U. S. territories usually issue these securities for public projects, such as schools, roads, and water and sewer systems. Some of these investments are not necessarily exempt from the federal alternative minimum tax.

The portfolio manager seeks to invest in securities that will result in a high yield for the fund. To accomplish this, the portfolio manager buys securities that are rated below investment-grade, including so-called junk bonds and bonds that are in technical or monetary default. Issuers of these securities often have short financial histories or have questionable credit or have had and may continue to have problems making interest and principal payments.

The portfolio manager also may buy unrated securities if he determines such securities meet the investment objectives of the fund.

Although the fund invests primarily for income, it also employs techniques designed to realize capital appreciation. For example, the portfolio manager may select bonds with maturities and coupon rates that position the fund for potential capital appreciation for a variety of reasons, including his view on the direction of future interest-rate movements and the potential for a credit upgrade.

When determining whether to sell a security, the portfolio manager considers, among other things, current and anticipated changes in interest rates, the credit quality of a particular issuer, comparable alternatives, general market conditions and any other factor deemed relevant by the portfolio manager.

The fund’s principal risks include

•	Credit Risk – The fund’s investments often have high credit risk, which helps the fund pursue a higher yield than more conservatively managed bond funds. Issuers of high-yield securities are more vulnerable to real or perceived economic changes (such as an economic downturn or a prolonged period of rising interest rates), political changes or adverse developments specific to the issuer. Adverse economic, political and other developments may be more likely to cause an issuer of low-quality bonds to default on its obligation to pay interest and principal due under its securities.
	The fund invests a significant part of its assets in securities rated below investment-grade or that are unrated, including bonds that are in technical or monetary default. By definition, the issuers of many of these securities have had and may continue to have problems making interest and principal payments.
•	Nondiversification – The fund is classified as nondiversified. A nondiversified fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of securities than a diversified fund. This gives the managers the flexibility to hold large positions in a small number of securities. If so, a price change in any one of those securities may have a greater impact on the fund’s share price than would be the case in a diversified fund.
•	Interest Rate Risk – When interest rates change, the fund’s share value will be affected. Generally, the value of debt securities and the funds that hold them decline as interest rates rise. Because the fund typically invests in intermediate-term and long-term bonds, the fund’s interest rate risk is generally higher than for funds with shorter-weighted average maturities, such as money market and short-term bond funds.
•	California Economic Risk – The fund will be sensitive to events that affect California’s economy. Significant political or economic developments in California will likely impact virtually all municipal securities issued in the state. Because the fund invests primarily in California municipal securities, it may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.
•	Municipal Securities Risk – Because the fund invests primarily in municipal securities, it will be sensitive to events that affect municipal markets, including legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. The fund may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.
•	Liquidity Risk – The fund may also be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions, it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund’s share price.

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• Tax Risk – Some or all of the fund’s income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. There is no guarantee that all of the fund’s income will remain exempt from federal or state income taxes. Income from municipal bonds held by a fund could be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax laws, adverse interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities, or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer.  

• Principal Loss – At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.

Annual Total Returns

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the fund’s performance from year to year for Investor Class shares. The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for the periods shown compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. For current performance information, including yields, please visit americancentury.com.

Sales charges and account fees, if applicable, are not reflected in the bar chart. If those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.

  Highest Performance Quarter (3Q 2002): 5.93%
Lowest Performance Quarter (4Q 2008): -9.36%
As of September 30, 2009, the most recent calendar quarter end, the fund’s Investor Class year-to-date return was 23.14%

For the calendar year ended December 31, 2008	1 year	5 years	10 years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Investor Class Return Before Taxes	-13.52%	0.77%	3.21%	5.19%	12/30/1986
Return After Taxes on Distributions	-13.52%	0.77%	3.21%	5.14%	12/30/1986
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	-7.06%	1.49%	3.56%	5.28%	12/30/1986
A Class Return Before Taxes	-17.61%	-0.40%	—	0.65%	1/31/2003
B Class Return Before Taxes	-18.39%	-0.43%	—	0.51%	1/31/2003
C Class Return Before Taxes	-14.39%	-0.23%	—	0.72%	1/31/2003
Barclays Capital Long-Term Municipal Bond Index    (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses and taxes)	-14.68%	0.82%	3.36%	6.24%(1)	—

1 Reflects benchmark performance since the date closest to the Investor Class’s inception for which data is available.

After-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.

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Portfolio Management

Investment Advisor

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

Portfolio Manager

Steven M. Permut, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, has had or shared primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 1988, and has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor in 1987.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the fund on any business day through our Web site at americancentury.com, by mail (American Century Investments, P.O. Box 419200, Kansas City, MO 64141-6200), or by telephone at 1-800-345-2021 (Investor Services Representative) or 1-800-345-3533 (Business and Not-For-Profit Plans). Shares may be purchased by electronic bank transfer, by check or by wire. You may receive redemption proceeds by electronic bank transfer or by check.

Unless otherwise specified below, the minimum initial investment amount to open an account is $5,000. Financial intermediaries may open an account with $250, but may require their clients to meet different investment minimums. Broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts and fee based accounts do not have a minimum purchase amount. The minimum initial investment amount for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (CESA) is $5,000 unless the account is opened through a financial intermediary. To establish a CESA, you must exchange from another American Century Investments CESA or roll over a minimum of $5,000 in order to meet the fund’s minimum. The fund is not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans and generally is inappropriate for tax-deferred accounts, such as IRAs and 403(b) custodial accounts.

There is a $50 minimum for subsequent purchases, except that there is no subsequent purchase minimum for financial intermediaries or employer-sponsored retirement plans. For purposes of fund minimums, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs or SARSEPs.

Tax Information

The fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from regular federal and California income tax, however, fund distributions may be subject to capital gains tax. A portion of the fund’s distributions may be subject to federal and/or California income taxes or to the federal alternative minimum tax.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank, insurance company, plan sponsor or financial professional), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information.

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Objectives, Strategies and Risks

What is the fund’s investment objective?

The fund seeks high current income that is exempt from federal and California income taxes.

What are the fund’s principal investment strategies?

Under normal market conditions, the portfolio manager must invest at least 80% of the fund’s assets in municipal securities with income payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. The fund may change this 80% policy only upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders. Cities, counties and other municipalities in California and U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico, usually issue these securities for public projects, such as schools, roads, and water and sewer systems.

Municipal securities are a debt obligation issued by or on behalf of a state, its political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities, the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory or possession.

The portfolio manager also may buy long- and intermediate-term debt securities with income payments exempt from regular federal income tax, but not exempt from the federal alternative minimum tax. Cities, counties and other municipalities usually issue these securities (called private activity bonds) to fund for-profit private projects, such as athletic stadiums, airports and apartment buildings.

Debt securities include fixed-income investments such as notes, bonds, commercial paper and U.S. Treasury securities.

Long-term debt securities are those with maturities longer than 10 years. Intermediate-term debtsecurities are those with maturities between three and 10 years.

The portfolio manager seeks to invest in securities that will result in a high yield for the fund. To accomplish this, the portfolio manager buys investment-grade securities, securities rated below investment grade, including so-called junk bonds and bonds that are in technical or monetary default, or unrated securities determined by the advisor to be of similar quality. The issuers of these securities often have short financial histories or questionable credit or have had and may continue to have problems making interest and principal payments.

The portfolio manager also may buy unrated securities if he determines such securities meet the investment objectives of the fund.

Although the fund invests primarily for income, it also employs techniques designed to realize capital appreciation. For example, the portfolio manager may select bonds with maturities and coupon rates that position the fund for potential capital appreciation for a variety of reasons, including his view on the direction of future interest-rate movements and the potential for a credit upgrade.

In the event of exceptional market or economic conditions, the fund may, as a temporary defensive measure, invest all or a substantial portion of its assets in cash or cash-equivalent securities. To the extent the fund assumes a defensive position, it will not be pursuing its investment objective and may generate taxable income.

When determining whether to sell a security, the portfolio manager considers, among other things, current and anticipated changes in interest rates, the credit quality of a particular issuer, comparable alternatives, general market conditions and any other factor deemed relevant by the portfolio manager.

In addition to the principal investment strategies described above, the fund also may invest in derivative instruments such as options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and swap agreements (including, but not limited to, credit default swap agreements), or in mortgage- or asset-backed securities, provided that such investments are in keeping with the fund’s investment objective.

A description of the policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the fund’s portfolio securities is available in the statement of additional information.

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What are the principal risks of investing in the fund?

The fund’s investments often have high credit risk, which helps the fund pursue a higher yield than more conservatively managed bond funds. Issuers of high-yield securities are more vulnerable to real or perceived economic changes (such as an economic downturn or a prolonged period of rising interest rates), political changes or adverse developments specific to the issuer. These factors may be more likely to cause an issuer of low-quality bonds to default on its obligation to pay the interest and principal due under its securities.

The fund invests a significant part of its assets in securities rated below investment grade or that are unrated, including bonds that are in technical or monetary default. By definition, the issuers of many of these securities have had and may continue to have problems making interest and principal payments.

The fund is classified as nondiversified. A nondiversified fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of securities than a diversified fund. This gives the manager the flexibility to hold large positions in a small number of securities. If so, a price change in any one of those securities may have a greater impact on the fund’s share price than would be the case in a diversified fund.

When interest rates change, the fund’s share value will be affected. Generally, the value of debt securities and the funds that hold them decline as interest rates rise. Because the fund typically invests in intermediate-term and long-term bonds, the fund’s interest rate risk is higher than for funds with shorter weighted average maturities, such as money market and short-term bond funds.

Because the fund invests primarily in California municipal securities, it will be sensitive to events that affect California’s economy. Significant political or economic developments in California will likely impact virtually all municipal securities issued in the state. The fund may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities. For more information about the risks affecting California securities, see the statement of additional information.

Because the fund invests primarily in municipal securities, it will be sensitive to events that affect municipal markets, including legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. By investing primarily in municipal securities, the fund may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.

The fund may also be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund’s share price. The market for lower-quality debt securities is generally less liquid than the market for higher-quality securities. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, as well as new and proposed laws, also may have a greater negative impact on the market for lower-quality securities.

Some or all of the fund’s income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.

There is no guarantee that all of the fund’s income will remain exempt from federal or state income taxes. Income from municipal bonds held by the fund could be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax laws, adverse interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities, or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer.

Although the fund’s use of derivative instruments is limited, be aware that the use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional instruments. Derivatives are subject to a number of risks including, liquidity, interest rate, market, and credit risk. They also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation, the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the risk of default or bankruptcy of the other party to the swap agreement. Gains or losses involving some futures, options, and other derivatives may be substantial – in part because a relatively small price movement in these securities may result in an immediate and substantial gain or loss for the fund.

At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

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Basics of Fixed-Income Investing

Debt Securities

When a fund buys a debt security, also called a fixed-income security, it is essentially lending money to the security’s issuer. Notes, bonds, commercial paper and U.S. Treasury securities are examples of debt securities. After the debt security is first sold by the issuer, it may be bought and sold by other investors. The price of the debt security may rise or fall based on many factors, including changes in interest rates, liquidity and credit quality.

The portfolio managers decide which debt securities to buy and sell by

• determining which debt securities help a fund meet its maturity requirements  

• identifying debt securities that satisfy a fund’s credit quality standards  

• evaluating current economic conditions and assessing the risk of inflation  

• evaluating special features of the debt securities that may make them more or less attractive

Weighted Average Maturity

Like most loans, debt securities eventually must be repaid or refinanced at some date. This date is called the maturity date. The number of days left to a debt security’s maturity date is called the remaining maturity. The longer a debt security’s remaining maturity, generally the more sensitive its price is to changes in interest rates.

Because a bond fund will own many debt securities, the portfolio managers calculate the average of the remaining maturities of all the debt securities the fund owns to evaluate the interest rate sensitivity of the entire portfolio. This average is weighted according to the size of the fund’s individual holdings and is called the weighted average maturity. The following chart shows how portfolio managers would calculate the weighted average maturity for a fund that owned only two debt securities.

	Amount of Security Owned	Percent of Portfolio	Remaining Maturity	Weighted Maturity
Debt Security A	$100,000	25%	4 years	1 year
Debt Security B	$300,000	75%	12 years	9 years
Weighted Average Maturity				10 years

Types of Risk

The basic types of risk the fund faces are described below.

Interest Rate Risk

Generally, interest rates and the prices of debt securities move in opposite directions. When interest rates fall, the prices of most debt securities rise; when interest rates rise, prices fall. Because the fund invests primarily in debt securities, changes in interest rates will affect the fund’s performance. This sensitivity to interest rate changes is called interest rate risk.

The degree to which interest rate changes affect fund performance varies and is related to the weighted average maturity of a particular fund. For example, when interest rates rise, you can expect the share value of a long-term bond fund to fall more than that of a short-term bond fund; when rates fall, the opposite is true.

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The following table shows the likely effect of a 1% (100 basis points) increase in interest rates on the price of 7% coupon bonds of differing maturities:

Remaining Maturity	Current Price	Price After 1% Increase	Change in Price
1 year	$100.00	$99.06	-0.94%
3 years	$100.00	$97.38	-2.62%
10 years	$100.00	$93.20	-6.80%
30 years	$100.00	$88.69	-11.31%

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk that an obligation won’t be paid and a loss will result. A high credit rating indicates a high degree of confidence by the rating organization that the issuer will be able to withstand adverse business, financial or economic conditions and make interest and principal payments on time. Generally, a lower credit rating indicates a greater risk of non-payment. A lower rating also may indicate that the issuer has a more senior series of debt securities, which means that if the issuer has difficulties making its payments, the more senior series of debt is first in line for payment. Credit quality may be lower when the issuer has any of the following: a high debt level, a short operating history, a difficult, competitive environment, or a less stable cash flow.

The portfolio managers do not invest solely on the basis of a debt security’s credit rating; they also consider other factors, including potential returns. Higher credit ratings usually mean lower interest rate payments, so the managers often purchase debt securities that aren’t the highest rated to increase return. If a fund purchases lower-rated debt securities, it assumes additional credit risk.

Debt securities rated in one of the highest four categories by a nationally recognized securities rating organization are considered investment grade. Although they are considered investment grade, an investment in these debt securities still involves some credit risk because even a AAA rating is not a guarantee of payment. For a complete description of the ratings system, see the statement of additional information. The fund’s credit quality restrictions apply at the time of purchase; the fund will not necessarily sell debt securities if they are downgraded by a rating agency.

Liquidity Risk

Debt securities can become difficult to sell, or less liquid, for a variety of reasons, such as lack of an active trading market. The chance that a fund will have difficulty selling its debt securities is called liquidity risk.

The fund engages in a variety of investment techniques as it pursues its investment objectives. Each technique has its own characteristics and may pose some level of risk to the fund. If you would like to learn more about these techniques, please review the statement of additional information before making an investment.

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Management

Who manages the fund?

The Board of Trustees, investment advisor and fund management team play key roles in the management of the fund.

The Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the fund and meets at least quarterly to review reports about fund operations. Although the Board of Trustees does not manage the fund, it has hired an investment advisor to do so. More than three-fourths of the trustees are independent of the fund’s advisor; that is, they have never been employed by and have no financial interest in the advisor or any of its affiliated companies (other than as shareholders of American Century Investments funds).

The Investment Advisor

The fund’s investment advisor is American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the advisor). The advisor has been managing mutual funds since 1958 and is headquartered at 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.

The advisor is responsible for managing the investment portfolio of the fund and directing the purchase and sale of its investment securities. The advisor also arranges for transfer agency, custody and all other services necessary for the fund to operate.

For the services it provides to the fund, the advisor receives a unified management fee based on a percentage of the daily net assets of each class of shares of the fund. The management fee is calculated daily and paid monthly in arrears. Out of the fund’s fee, the advisor pays all expenses of managing and operating the fund except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses. A portion of the fund’s management fee may be paid by the fund’s advisor to unaffiliated third parties who provide recordkeeping and administrative services that would otherwise be performed by an affiliate of the advisor.

The percentage rate used to calculate the management fee for each class of shares of a fund is determined daily using a two-component formula that takes into account (i) the daily net assets of the accounts managed by the advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund (the “Category Fee”) and (ii) the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds (the “Complex Fee”). The statement of additional information contains detailed information about the calculation of the management fee.

Management Fees Paid by the Fund to the Advisor as a Percentage of Average Net Assets for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2009	Investor Class	A Class	B Class	C Class
California High-Yield Municipal	0.51%	0.51%	0.51%	0.51%

Effective August 1, 2009, the advisor waived 2.4 basis points (0.024%) of the fund’s management fee. The advisor expects this waiver to continue for one year and cannot terminate it without consulting the Board of Trustees. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the fund’s investment advisory agreement with the advisor is available in the fund’s report to shareholders dated August 31, 2009.

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The Fund Management Teams

The advisor uses teams of portfolio managers and analysts, organized by broad investment categories such as money markets, corporate bonds, government bonds and municipal bonds, in its management of fixed-income funds. Designated portfolio managers serve on the firm’s Macro Strategy Team, which is responsible for periodically adjusting each fund’s strategic investment parameters based on economic and market conditions. The portfolio manager listed below is also responsible for security selection and portfolio construction for the fund within these strategic parameters, as well as compliance with stated investment objectives and cash flow monitoring. Other members of the investment team provide research and analytical support but generally do not make day-to-day investment decisions for the fund.

The individual listed below is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund.

Steven M. Permut (Macro Strategy Team Representative)

Mr. Permut, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, joined American Century Investments in 1987.  He became a portfolio manager in 1990.  He has had or shared primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 1988, and has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor. He has a bachelor’s degree in business and geography from State University of New York – Oneonta and an MBA in finance from Golden Gate University – San Francisco.

The statement of additional information provides additional information about the accounts managed by the portfolio manager, the structure of his compensation, and his ownership of fund securities.

Fundamental Investment Policies

Fundamental investment policies contained in the statement of additional information and the investment objectives of the fund may not be changed without shareholder approval. The Board of Trustees and/or the advisor may change any other policies and investment strategies.

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Investing Directly with American Century Investments

Services Automatically Available to You

Most accounts automatically have access to the services listed under Ways to Manage Your Account when the account is opened. If you do not want these services, see Conducting Business in Writing. If you have questions about the services that apply to your account type, please call us.

Conducting Business in Writing

If you prefer to conduct business in writing only, please call us. If you choose this option, you must provide written instructions to invest, exchange and redeem. All account owners must sign transaction instructions (with signatures guaranteed for redemptions in excess of $100,000). By choosing this option, you are not eligible to enroll for exclusive online account management to waive the account maintenance fee. See Account Maintenance Fee in this section. If you want to add online and telephone services later, you can complete a Service Options form.

Account Maintenance Fee

If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or Institutional Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), we may charge you a $12.50 semiannual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will determine the amount of your total eligible investments twice per year, generally the last Friday in October and April. If the value of those investments is less than $10,000 at that time, we will automatically redeem shares in one of your accounts to pay the $12.50 fee. Please note that you may incur tax liability as a result of the redemption. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. You may enroll for exclusive online account management by visiting americancentury.com.

Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee, but you may be subject to other fees.

Wire Purchases

Current Investors: If you would like to make a wire purchase into an existing account, your bank will need the following information. (To invest in a new fund, please call us first to set up the new account.)

• American Century Investments’ bank information: Commerce Bank N.A., Routing No. 101000019, Account No. 2804918  

• Your American Century Investments account number and fund name  

• Your name  

• Dollar amount

New Investors: To make a wire purchase into a new account, please complete an application prior to wiring money.

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Ways to Manage Your Account

ONLINE

americancentury.com

Open an account: If you are a current or new investor, you can open an account by completing and submitting our online application. Current investors also can open an account by exchanging shares from another American Century Investments account.

Exchange shares: Exchange shares from another American Century Investments account.

Make additional investments: Make an additional investment into an established American Century Investments account if you have authorized us to invest from your bank account.

Sell shares*: Redeem shares and the proceeds will be electronically transferred to your authorized bank account.

* Online redemptions up to $25,000 per day.

IN PERSON

If you prefer to handle your transactions in person, visit one of our Investor Centers and a representative can help you open an account, make additional investments, and sell or exchange shares.

• 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday  

• 4917 Town Center Drive, Leawood, KS — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday  

• 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

BY TELEPHONE

Investor Services Representative: 1-800-345-2021

Business and Not-For-Profit: 1-800-345-3533

Automated Information Line: 1-800-345-8765

Open an account: If you are a current investor, you can open an account by exchanging shares from another American Century Investments account.

Exchange shares: Call or use our Automated Information Line if you have authorized us to accept telephone instructions. The Automated Information Line is available only to Investor Class shareholders.

Make additional investments: Call or use our Automated Information Line if you have authorized us to invest from your bank account. The Automated Information Line is available only to Investor Class shareholders.

Sell shares: Call a Service Representative.

BY MAIL OR FAX

P.O. Box 419200, Kansas City, MO 64141-6200 — Fax: 816-340-7962

Open an account: Send a signed, completed application and check or money order payable to American Century Investments.

Exchange shares: Send written instructions to exchange your shares from one American Century Investments account to another.

Make additional investments: Send your check or money order for at least $50 with an investment slip or $250 without an investment slip. If you don’t have an investment slip, include your name, address and account number on your check or money order.

Sell shares: Send written instructions or a redemption form to sell shares. Call a Service Representative to request a form.

AUTOMATICALLY

Open an account: Not available.

Exchange shares: Send written instructions to set up an automatic exchange of your shares from one American Century Investments account to another.

Make additional investments: With the automatic investment service, you can purchase shares on a regular basis. You must invest at least $50 per month per account.

Sell shares: You may sell shares automatically by establishing a systematic redemption plan.

See Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment for more information about investing with us.

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Investing Through a Financial Intermediary

The fund’s A and C Classes are intended for persons purchasing shares through financial intermediaries that provide various administrative and distribution services. The fund’s B Class shares are not available for purchase, except through dividend reinvestment or exchanges from B Class shares of other American Century funds. The fund is not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans. For more information regarding plan types, please see Buying and Selling Fund Shares in the statement of additional information.

Financial intermediaries include banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and financial professionals.

Although each class of shares represents an interest in the same fund, each has a different cost structure, as described below. Which class is right for you depends on many factors, including how long you plan to hold the shares, how much you plan to invest, the fee structure of each class, and how you wish to compensate your financial professional for the services provided to you. Your financial professional can help you choose the option that is most appropriate.

The following chart provides a summary description of these classes.

A Class	B Class
Initial sales charge(1)	No initial sales charge
Generally no contingent deferred sales charge(2)	Contingent deferred sales charge on redemptions within six years
12b-1 fee of 0.25%	12b-1 fee of 1.00%
No conversion feature	Convert to A Class shares eight years after purchase
Generally more appropriate for long-term investors	Not available for new purchases

C Class

No initial sales charge

Contingent deferred sales charge on redemptions within 12 months

12b-1 fee of 1.00%

No conversion feature

Purchases generally limited to investors whose aggregate investments in American Century Investments funds are less than

$1,000,000; generally more appropriate for short-term investors

1 The sales charge for A Class shares decreases depending on the size of your investment, and may be waived for some purchases. There is no sales charge for purchases of $1,000,000 or more.

2 A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% will be charged on certain purchases of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within one year of purchase.

Calculation of Sales Charges

The information regarding sales charges provided herein is included free of charge and in a clear and prominent format at americancentury.com in the Investors Using Advisors and Investment Professionals portions of the Web site. From the description of A, B or C Class shares, a hyperlink will take you directly to this disclosure.

A Class

A Class shares are sold at their offering price, which is net asset value plus an initial sales charge. This sales charge varies depending on the amount of your investment, and is deducted from your purchase before it is invested. The sales charges and the amounts paid to your financial professional are:

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Purchase Amount	Sales Charge as a % of Offering Price	Sales Charge as a % of Net Amount Invested	Amount Paid to Financial Professional as a % of Offering Price
Less than $100,000	4.50%	4.71%	4.00%
$100,000 - $249,999	3.50%	3.63%	3.00%
$250,000 - $499,999	2.50%	2.56%	2.00%
$500,000 - $999,999	2.00%	2.04%	1.75%
$1,000,000 - $3,999,999	0.00%	0.00%	1.00%
$4,000,000 - $9,999,999	0.00%	0.00%	0.50%
$10,000,000 or more	0.00%	0.00%	0.25%

There is no front-end sales charge for purchases of $1,000,000 or more, but if you redeem your shares within one year of purchase you will pay a deferred sales charge of 1.00% of the lower of the original purchase price or the current market value at redemption, subject to the exceptions listed below. No sales charge applies to reinvested dividends.

Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges for A Class

You may qualify for a reduction or waiver of certain sales charges, but you or your financial professional must provide certain information, including the account numbers of any accounts to be aggregated, to American Century Investments at the time of purchase in order to take advantage of such reduction or waiver. If you hold assets among multiple intermediaries, it is your responsibility to inform your intermediary and/or American Century Investments at the time of purchase of any accounts to be aggregated.

You and your immediate family (your spouse and your children under the age of 21) may combine investments in any share class of any American Century Investments fund (excluding 529 account assets and certain assets in money market accounts) to reduce your A Class sales charge in the following ways:

Account Aggregation. Investments made by you and your immediate family may be aggregated at each account’s current market value if made for your own account(s) and/or certain other accounts, such as:

• Certain trust accounts  

• Solely controlled business accounts  

• Single-participant retirement plans  

• Endowments or foundations established and controlled by you or an immediate family member

For purposes of aggregation, only investments made through individual-level accounts may be combined. Assets held in multiple participant employer-sponsored retirement plans may be aggregated at a plan level.

Concurrent Purchases. You may combine simultaneous purchases in any share class of any American Century Investments fund to qualify for a reduced A Class sales charge.

Rights of Accumulation. You may take into account the current value of your existing holdings, less any commissionable shares in the money market funds, in any share class of any American Century Investments fund to qualify for a reduced A Class sales charge.

Letter of Intent. A Letter of Intent allows you to combine all non-money market fund purchases of any share class of any American Century Investments fund you intend to make over a 13-month period to determine the applicable sales charge. At your request, existing holdings may be combined with new purchases and sales charge amounts may be adjusted for purchases made within 90 days prior to our receipt of the Letter of Intent. Capital appreciation, capital gains and reinvested dividends earned during the Letter of Intent period do not apply toward its completion. A portion of your account will be held in escrow to cover additional A Class sales charges that will be due if your total investments over the 13-month period do not qualify for the applicable sales charge reduction.

Waivers for Certain Investors. The sales charge on A Class shares may be waived for:

• Purchases by registered representatives and other employees of certain financial intermediaries (and their immediate family members) having selling agreements with the advisor or distributor  

• Broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts and/or fee-based accounts maintained for clients of certain financial intermediaries who have entered into selling agreements with American Century Investments

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• Present or former officers, directors and employees (and their families) of American Century Investments  

• Certain other investors as deemed appropriate by American Century Investments

B Class

The fund’s B Class shares are not available for purchase, except through dividend reinvestment or exchanges from B Class shares of other American Century funds. B Class shares were sold at their net asset value without an initial sales charge. If you redeem your shares within six years of purchase date, you will pay a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) as set forth below. The purpose of the CDSC is to permit the fund’s distributor to recoup all or a portion of the up-front payment it made to your financial professional for purchases of B Class shares prior to December 1, 2009. There is no CDSC on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains.

Redemption During	CDSC as a % of Original Purchase Price
1st year	5.00%
2nd year	4.00%
3rd year	3.00%
4th year	3.00%
5th year	2.00%
6th year	1.00%
After 6th year	None

B Class shares (which carry a 1.00% 12b-1 fee) will automatically convert to A Class shares (which carry a 0.25% 12b-1 fee) within 31 days after the eight-year anniversary of the purchase date.

C Class

C Class shares are sold at their net asset value without an initial sales charge. For sales of C Class shares, the amount paid to your financial professional is 1.00% of the amount invested. If you redeem your shares within 12 months of purchase, you will pay a CDSC of 1.00% of the original purchase price or the current market value at redemption, whichever is less. The purpose of the CDSC is to permit the fund’s distributor to recoup all or a portion of the up-front payment made to your financial professional. There is no CDSC on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains.

American Century Investments generally limits purchases of C Class shares to investors whose aggregate investments in American Century Investments funds are less than $1,000,000. However, it is your responsibility to inform your financial intermediary and/or American Century Investments at the time of purchase of any accounts to be aggregated, including investments in any share class of any American Century Investments fund (excluding 529 account assets and certain assets in money market accounts) in accounts held by you and your immediate family members (your spouse and children under the age of 21). Once you reach this limit, you should work with your financial intermediary to determine what share class is most appropriate for additional purchases.

Calculation of Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

To minimize the amount of the CDSC you may pay when you redeem shares, the fund will first redeem shares acquired through reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions, which are not subject to a CDSC. Shares that have been in your account long enough that they are not subject to a CDSC are redeemed next. For any remaining redemption amount, shares will be sold in the order they were purchased (earliest to latest).

CDSC Waivers

Any applicable CDSC may be waived in the following cases:

•	redemptions through systematic withdrawal plans not exceeding annually:
	¡ 12% of the original purchase cost for B Class shares
	¡ 12% of the lesser of the original purchase cost or current market value for A and C Class shares
•	distributions from IRAs due to attainment of age 591⁄2 for A and C Class shares
•	required minimum distributions from retirement accounts upon reaching age 701⁄2

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• tax-free returns of excess contributions to IRAs  

• redemptions due to death or post-purchase disability  

• exchanges, unless the shares acquired by exchange are redeemed within the original CDSC period  

• if no broker was compensated for the sale

Reinstatement Privilege

Within 90 days of a redemption of any A or B Class shares, you may reinvest all of the redemption proceeds in A Class shares of any American Century Investments fund at the then-current net asset value without paying an initial sales charge. At your request, any CDSC you paid on an A Class redemption that you are reinvesting will be credited to your account. You or your financial professional must notify the fund’s transfer agent in writing at the time of the reinvestment to take advantage of this privilege, and you may use it only once per account. This privilege applies only if the new account is owned by the original account owner.

Exchanging Shares

You may exchange shares of the fund for shares of the same class of another American Century Investments fund without a sales charge if you meet the following criteria:

• The exchange is for a minimum of $100  

• For an exchange that opens a new account, the amount of the exchange must meet or exceed the minimum account size requirement for the fund receiving the exchange

For purposes of computing any applicable CDSC on shares that have been exchanged, the holding period will begin as of the date of purchase of the original fund owned. Exchanges from a money market fund are subject to a sales charge on the fund being purchased, unless the money market fund shares were acquired by exchange from a fund with a sales charge or by reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

Buying and Selling Shares

Your ability to purchase, exchange, redeem and transfer shares will be affected by the policies of the financial intermediary through which you do business. Some policy differences may include

• minimum investment requirements  

• exchange policies  

• fund choices  

• cutoff time for investments  

• trading restrictions

In addition, your financial intermediary may charge a transaction fee for the purchase or sale of fund shares. Those charges are retained by the financial intermediary and are not shared with American Century Investments or the fund. Please contact your financial intermediary for a complete description of its policies. Copies of the fund’s annual reports, semiannual reports and statement of additional information are available from your financial intermediary.

The fund has authorized certain financial intermediaries to accept orders on the fund’s behalf. American Century Investments has selling agreements with these financial intermediaries requiring them to track the time investment orders are received and to comply with procedures relating to the transmission of orders. Orders must be received by the financial intermediary on the fund’s behalf before the time the net asset value is determined in order to receive that day’s share price. If those orders are transmitted to American Century Investments and paid for in accordance with the selling agreement, they will be priced at the net asset value next determined after your request is received in the form required by the financial intermediary.

See Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment for more information about investing with us.

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Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment

Minimum Initial Investment Amounts

Unless otherwise specified below, the minimum initial investment amount to open an account is $5,000. Financial intermediaries may open an account with $250, but may require their clients to meet different investment minimums. See Investing Through a Financial Intermediary for more information. The fund is not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans and generally is inappropriate for tax-deferred accounts, such as IRAs and 403(b) custodial accounts.

Broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts and/or fee-based accounts	No minimum
Coverdell Education Savings Account (CESA)	$5,000(1)(2)

1 The minimum initial investment for financial intermediaries is $250. Financial intermediaries may have different minimums for their clients.

2 To establish a CESA, you must exchange from another American Century Investments CESA or roll over a minimum of $5,000, in order to meet the fund’s minimum.

Subsequent Purchases

There is a $50 minimum for subsequent purchases. See Ways to Manage Your Account for more information about making additional investments directly with American Century Investments. However, there is no subsequent purchase minimum for financial intermediaries, but financial intermediaries may require their clients to meet different subsequent purchase requirements.

Limitations on Sale

As of the date of this prospectus, the fund is registered for sale only in the following states and territories: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, the Virgin Islands and Guam.

Redemptions

If you sell B, C or, in certain cases, A Class shares, you may pay a sales charge, depending on how long you have held your shares, as described above. Your redemption proceeds will be calculated using the net asset value (NAV) next determined after we receive your transaction request in good order.

A fund’s net asset value, or NAV, is the price of the fund’s shares.

However, we reserve the right to delay delivery of redemption proceeds up to seven days. For example, each time you make an investment with American Century Investments, there is a seven-day holding period before we will release redemption proceeds from those shares, unless you provide us with satisfactory proof that your purchase funds have cleared. Investments by wire generally require only a one-day holding period. If you change your address, we may require that any redemption request made within 15 days be submitted in writing and be signed by all authorized signers with their signatures guaranteed. If you change your bank information, we may impose a 15-day holding period before we will transfer or wire redemption proceeds to your bank. Please remember, if you request redemptions by wire, $10 will be deducted from the amount redeemed. Your bank also may charge a fee.

In addition, we reserve the right to honor certain redemptions with securities, rather than cash, as described in the next section.

Special Requirements for Large Redemptions

If, during any 90-day period, you redeem fund shares worth more than $250,000 (or 1% of the value of a fund’s assets if that amount is less than $250,000), we reserve the right to pay part or all of the redemption proceeds in excess of this amount in readily marketable securities instead of in cash. The portfolio managers would select these securities from the fund’s portfolio.

We will value these securities in the same manner as we do in computing the fund’s net asset value. We may provide these securities in lieu of cash without prior notice. Also, if payment is made in securities, you may have to pay brokerage or other transaction costs to convert the securities to cash.

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If your redemption would exceed this limit and you would like to avoid being paid in securities, please provide us with an unconditional instruction to redeem at least 15 days prior to the date on which the redemption transaction is to occur. The instruction must specify the dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed and the date of the transaction. This minimizes the effect of the redemption on a fund and its remaining investors.

Redemption of Shares in Accounts Below Minimum

If your account balance falls below the minimum initial investment amount for any reason, American Century Investments reserves the right to redeem the shares in the account and send the proceeds to your address of record. Prior to doing so, we will notify you and give you 60 days to meet the minimum. Please note that shares redeemed in this manner may be subject to a sales charge if held less than the applicable time period. You also may incur tax liability as a result of the redemption.

Signature Guarantees

A signature guarantee — which is different from a notarized signature — is a warranty that the signature presented is genuine. We may require a signature guarantee for the following transactions.

• You have chosen to conduct business in writing only and would like to redeem over $100,000.  

• Your redemption or distribution check or automatic redemption is made payable to someone other than the account owners.  

• Your redemption proceeds or distribution amount is sent by EFT (ACH or wire) to a destination other than your personal bank account.  

• You are transferring ownership of an account over $100,000.  

• You change your address and request a redemption over $100,000 within 15 days.  

• You change your bank information and request a redemption within 15 days.

We reserve the right to require a signature guarantee for other transactions, at our discretion.

Modifying or Canceling an Investment

Investment instructions are irrevocable. That means that once you have mailed or otherwise transmitted your investment instruction, you may not modify or cancel it. The fund reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares for a period of time and to reject any specific investment (including a purchase by exchange). Additionally, we may refuse a purchase if, in our judgment, it is of a size that would disrupt the management of the fund.

Abusive Trading Practices

Short-term trading and other so-called market timing practices are not defined or explicitly prohibited by any federal or state law. However, short-term trading and other abusive trading practices may disrupt portfolio management strategies and harm fund performance. If the cumulative amount of short-term trading activity is significant relative to a fund’s net assets, the fund may incur trading costs that are higher than necessary as securities are first purchased then quickly sold to meet the redemption request. In such case, the fund’s performance could be negatively impacted by the increased trading costs created by short-term trading if the additional trading costs are significant.

Because of the potentially harmful effects of abusive trading practices, the fund’s Board of Trustees has approved American Century Investments’ abusive trading policies and procedures, which are designed to reduce the frequency and effect of these activities in our funds. These policies and procedures include monitoring trading activity, imposing trading restrictions on certain accounts, imposing redemption fees on certain funds, and using fair value pricing when current market prices are not readily available. Although these efforts are designed to discourage abusive trading practices, they cannot eliminate the possibility that such activity will occur. American Century Investments seeks to exercise its judgment in implementing these tools to the best of its ability in a manner that it believes is consistent with shareholder interests.

American Century Investments uses a variety of techniques to monitor for and detect abusive trading practices. These techniques may vary depending on the type of fund, the class of shares or whether the shares are held directly or indirectly with American Century Investments. They may change from time to time as determined by American Century Investments in its sole discretion. To minimize harm to the funds and their shareholders, we reserve the right to reject any purchase order (including exchanges) from any shareholder we believe has a history of abusive trading or whose trading, in our judgment, has been or may be disruptive to the funds. In making this judgment, we may consider trading done in multiple accounts under common ownership or control.

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Currently, for shares held directly with American Century Investments, we may deem the sale of all or a substantial portion of a shareholder’s purchase of fund shares to be abusive if the sale is made

• within seven days of the purchase, or  

• within 30 days of the purchase, if it happens more than once per year.

To the extent practicable, we try to use the same approach for defining abusive trading for shares held through financial intermediaries. American Century Investments reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to identify other trading practices as abusive and to modify its monitoring and other practices as necessary to deal with novel or unique abusive trading practices.

In addition, American Century Investments reserves the right to accept purchases and exchanges in excess of the trading restrictions discussed above if it believes that such transactions would not be inconsistent with the best interests of fund shareholders or this policy.

American Century Investments’ policies do not permit us to enter into arrangements with fund shareholders that permit such shareholders to engage in frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares. Due to the complexity and subjectivity involved in identifying abusive trading activity and the volume of shareholder transactions American Century Investments handles, there can be no assurance that American Century Investments’ efforts will identify all trades or trading practices that may be considered abusive. American Century Investments monitors aggregate trades placed in omnibus accounts and works with financial intermediaries to identify shareholders engaging in abusive trading practices and impose restrictions to discourage such practices. Because American Century Investments relies on financial intermediaries to provide information and impose restrictions, our ability to monitor and discourage abusive trading practices in omnibus accounts may be dependent upon the intermediaries’ timely performance of such duties.

Your Responsibility for Unauthorized Transactions

American Century Investments and its affiliated companies use procedures reasonably designed to confirm that telephone, electronic and other instructions are genuine. These procedures include recording telephone calls, requesting personalized security codes or other information, and sending confirmation of transactions. If we follow these procedures, we are not responsible for any losses that may occur due to unauthorized instructions. For transactions conducted over the Internet, we recommend the use of a secure Internet browser. In addition, you should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements immediately after you receive them.

A Note About Mailings to Shareholders

To reduce the amount of mail you receive from us, we generally deliver a single copy of fund documents (like shareholder reports, proxies and prospectuses) to investors who share an address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Investors who share an address may also receive account-specific documents (like statements) in a single envelope. If you prefer to receive your documents addressed individually, please call us or your financial professional. For American Century Investments brokerage accounts, please call 1-888-345-2071.

Right to Change Policies

We reserve the right to change any stated investment requirement, including those that relate to purchases, exchanges and redemptions. We also may alter, add or discontinue any service or privilege. Changes may affect all investors or only those in certain classes or groups. In addition, from time to time we may waive a policy on a case-by-case basis, as the advisor deems appropriate.

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Share Price and Distributions

Share Price

American Century Investments will price the fund shares you purchase, exchange or redeem at the net asset value (NAV) next determined after your order is received in good order by the fund’s transfer agent, or other financial intermediary with the authority to accept orders on the fund’s behalf. We determine the NAV of each fund as of the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. On days when the NYSE is closed (including certain U.S. national holidays), we do not calculate the NAV. A fund’s NAV is the current value of the fund’s assets, minus any liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding.

The fund values portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available at their market price. The fund may use third party pricing services to assist in the determination of market value. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or the last quoted ask price, as applicable, except that debt obligations with 60 days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost.

If the fund determines that the market price for a portfolio security is not readily available or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined in good faith by the fund’s board or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the fund’s board. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use alternate procedures to value a security include, but are not limited to, a debt security has been declared in default, or trading in a security has been halted during the trading day.

If such circumstances occur, the fund will fair value the security if the fair valuation would materially impact the fund’s NAV. While fair value determinations involve judgments that are inherently subjective, these determinations are made in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the fund’s board.

The effect of using fair value determinations is that the fund’s NAV will be based, to some degree, on security valuations that the board or its designee believes are fair rather than being solely determined by the market.

With respect to any portion of the fund’s assets that are invested in one or more open-end management investment companies that are registered with the SEC (known as registered investment companies, or RICs), the fund’s NAV will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such RICs. These RICs are required by law to explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing in their prospectuses.

Distributions

Federal tax laws require the fund to make distributions to its shareholders in order to qualify as a regulated investment company. Qualification as a regulated investment company means that the fund should not be subject to state or federal income tax on amounts distributed. The distributions generally consist of dividends and interest received by a fund, as well as capital gains realized by a fund on the sale of its investment securities. Capital gains are increases in the values of capital assets, such as stock, from the time the assets are purchased.

The fund pays distributions from net income monthly and generally pays distributions of capital gains, if any, once a year, usually in December. A fund may make more frequent distributions, if necessary, to comply with Internal Revenue Code provisions. The fund intends to designate distributions from net income as exempt-interest dividends. To be eligible to make this designation, at least 50% of the value of a fund’s total assets must consist of tax-exempt interest obligations at the close of each quarter.

You will participate in fund distributions when they are declared, starting the next business day after your purchase is effective. For example, if you purchase shares on a day that a distribution is declared, you will not receive that distribution. If you redeem shares, you will receive any distribution declared on the day you redeem. If you redeem all shares, we will include any distributions received with your redemption proceeds.

For investors investing through taxable accounts, we will reinvest distributions unless you elect to have dividends and/or capital gains sent to another American Century Investments account, to your bank electronically, or to your home address or to another address by check.

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Taxes

Tax-Exempt Income

Most of the income that the fund receives from municipal securities is exempt from California and regular federal income taxes. However, corporate shareholders should be aware that distributions are subject to California’s corporate franchise tax.

The fund also may purchase private activity bonds. The income from these securities is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. If you are subject to the alternative minimum tax, distributions from the fund that represent income derived from private activity bonds are taxable to you. Consult your tax advisor to determine whether you are subject to the alternative minimum tax.

Taxable Income

The fund’s investment performance also is based on sources other than income from municipal securities. These investment performance sources, while not the primary source of fund distributions, will generate taxable income to you. Some of these investment performance sources are

• Market Discount Purchases. The fund may buy a tax-exempt security for a price less than the principal amount of the bond. If the price of the bond increases over time, a portion of the gain may be treated as ordinary income and taxable as ordinary income if it is distributed to shareholders.  

• Capital Gains. When the fund sells a security, even a tax-exempt municipal security, it can generate a capital gain or loss, which you must report on your tax return.  

• Temporary Investments. Some temporary investments, such as securities loans and repurchase agreements, can generate taxable income.

Taxability of Distributions

Fund distributions may consist of income, such as dividends and interest earned by a fund from its investments, or capital gains generated by a fund from the sale of its investment securities. Distributions of income are generally exempt from regular federal income tax. However, if distributions are federally taxable, such distributions may be designated as qualified dividend income. If so, and if you meet a minimum required holding period with respect to your shares of the fund, such distributions of income are taxed as long-term capital gains.

Qualified dividend income is a dividend received by a fund from the stock of a domestic or qualifying foreign corporation, provided that the fund has held the stock for a required holding period.

For capital gains and for income distributions designated as qualified dividend income, the following rates apply:

Type of Distribution	Tax Rate for 10% and 15% Brackets	Tax Rate for All Other Brackets
Short-term capital gains	Ordinary Income	Ordinary Income
Long-term capital gains (> 1 year) and Qualified Dividend Income	5%	15%

Unless applicable tax provisions are extended, the maximum tax rates shown in the table above for long-term capital gains and qualified dividend income will be higher beginning in 2011.

If a fund’s distributions exceed its income and capital gains realized during the tax year, all or a portion of the distributions made by the fund in that tax year may be considered taxable income or a return of capital. A return of capital distribution is generally not subject to tax, but will reduce your cost basis in the fund and result in higher realized capital gains (or lower realized capital losses) upon the sale of the fund shares.

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The tax status of any distribution of capital gains is determined by how long the fund held the underlying security that was sold, not by how long you have been invested in the fund or whether you reinvest your distributions in additional shares or take them in cash. For taxable accounts, American Century Investments or your financial intermediary will inform you of the tax status of fund distributions for each calendar year in an annual tax mailing.

Distributions also may be subject to state and local taxes. Because everyone’s tax situation is unique, you may want to consult your tax professional about federal, state and local tax consequences.

Taxes on Transactions

Your redemptions—including exchanges to other American Century Investments funds—are subject to capital gains tax. The table above can provide a general guide for your potential tax liability when selling or exchanging fund shares. Short-term capital gains are gains on fund shares you held for 12 months or less. Long-term capital gains are gains on fund shares you held for more than 12 months. If your shares decrease in value, their sale or exchange will result in a long-term or short-term capital loss. However, you should note that loss realized upon the sale or exchange of shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distribution of long-term capital gain and will be disallowed to the extent of any distribution of tax-exempt income to you with respect to those shares. If a loss is realized on the redemption of fund shares, the reinvestment in additional fund shares within 30 days before or after the redemption may be subject to the wash sale rules of the Internal Revenue Code. This may result in a postponement of the recognition of such loss for federal income tax purposes.

If you have not certified to us that your Social Security number or tax identification number is correct and that you are not subject to withholding, we are required to withhold and pay to the IRS the applicable federal withholding tax rate on taxable dividends, capital gains distributions and redemption proceeds.

Buying a Dividend

Purchasing fund shares in a taxable account shortly before a distribution is sometimes known as buying a dividend. In taxable accounts, you must pay income taxes on the distribution whether you reinvest the distribution or take it in cash. In addition, you will have to pay taxes on the distribution whether the value of your investment decreased, increased or remained the same after you bought the fund shares.

The risk in buying a dividend is that a fund’s portfolio may build up taxable gains throughout the period covered by a distribution, as securities are sold at a profit. The fund distributes those gains to you, after subtracting any losses, even if you did not own the shares when the gains occurred.

If you buy a dividend, you incur the full tax liability of the distribution period, but you may not enjoy the full benefit of the gains realized in the fund’s portfolio.

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Multiple Class Information

The fund offers multiple classes of shares. The classes have different fees, expenses and/or minimum investment requirements. The difference in the fee structures between the classes is the result of their separate arrangements for shareholder and distribution services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class.

Except as described below, all classes of shares of the fund have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, preferences, terms and conditions. The only differences among the classes are (a) each class may be subject to different expenses specific to that class; (b) each class has a different identifying designation or name; (c) each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters solely affecting such class; (d) each class may have different exchange privileges; and (e) the B Class provides for automatic conversion from that class into shares of the A Class of the same fund after eight years.

Service, Distribution and Administrative Fees

Investment Company Act Rule 12b-1 permits mutual funds that adopt a written plan to pay certain expenses associated with the distribution of their shares out of fund assets. Each class, except the Investor Class, offered by this prospectus has a 12b-1 plan. The plans provide for the fund to pay annual fees of 0.25% for A Class and 1.00% for B and C Classes to the distributor for distribution and individual shareholder services, including past distribution services. The distributor pays all or a portion of such fees to the financial intermediaries that make the classes available. Because these fees may be used to pay for services that are not related to prospective sales of the fund, each class will continue to make payments under its plan even if it is closed to new investors. Because these fees are paid out of the fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. The higher fees for B and C Class shares may cost you more over time than paying the initial sales charge for A Class shares. For additional information about the plans and their terms, see Multiple Class Structure in the statement of additional information.

Certain financial intermediaries perform recordkeeping and administrative services for their clients that would otherwise be performed by American Century Investments’ transfer agent. In some circumstances, the advisor will pay such service providers a fee for performing those services. Also, the advisor and the fund’s distributor may make payments to intermediaries for various additional services, other expenses and/or the intermediaries’ distribution of the fund out of their profits or other available sources. Such payments may be made for one or more of the following: (1) distribution, which may include expenses incurred by intermediaries for their sales activities with respect to the fund, such as preparing, printing and distributing sales literature and advertising materials and compensating registered representatives or other employees of such financial intermediaries for their sales activities, as well as the opportunity for the fund to be made available by such intermediaries; (2) shareholder services, such as providing individual and custom investment advisory services to clients of the financial intermediaries; and (3) marketing and promotional services, including business planning assistance, educating personnel about the fund, and sponsorship of sales meetings, which may include covering costs of providing speakers, meals and other entertainment. The distributor may sponsor seminars and conferences designed to educate intermediaries about the fund and may cover the expenses associated with attendance at such meetings, including travel costs. These payments and activities are intended to provide an incentive to intermediaries to sell the fund by educating them about the fund and helping defray the costs associated with offering the fund. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information. The amount of any payments described by this paragraph is determined by the advisor or the distributor, and all such amounts are paid out of the available assets of the advisor and distributor, and not by you or the fund. As a result, the total expense ratio of the fund will not be affected by any such payments.

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Financial Highlights

Understanding the Financial Highlights

The tables on the next few pages itemize what contributed to the changes in share price during the most recently ended fiscal period. They also show the changes in share price for this period in comparison to changes over the last five fiscal years.

On a per-share basis, the tables include as appropriate

• share price at the beginning of the period  

• investment income and capital gains or losses  

• distributions of income and capital gains paid to investors  

• share price at the end of the period

The tables also include some key statistics for the period as appropriate

• Total Return – the overall percentage of return of the fund, assuming the reinvestment of all distributions  

• Expense Ratio – the operating expenses of the fund as a percentage of average net assets  

• Net Income Ratio – the net investment income of the fund as a percentage of average net assets  

• Portfolio Turnover – the percentage of the fund’s investment portfolio that is replaced during the period

The Financial Highlights that follow have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. Their Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements are included in the fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

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California High-Yield Municipal Fund

Investor Class
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended August 31
	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
Per-Share Data
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$9.50	$9.90	$10.25	$10.36	$9.93
Income From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income (Loss)	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.49	0.51
Net Realized and    Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(0.62)	(0.40)	(0.35)	(0.11)	0.43
Total From Investment Operations	(0.14)	0.08	0.13	0.38	0.94
Distributions
From Net Investment Income	(0.48)	(0.48)	(0.48)	(0.49)	(0.51)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$8.88	$9.50	$9.90	$10.25	$10.36
Total Return(1)	(1.16)%	0.81%	1.22%	3.80%	9.65%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets	0.52%	0.52%	0.52%	0.52%	0.52%
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets	5.56%	4.91%	4.70%	4.80%	4.99%
Portfolio Turnover Rate	26%	31%	17%	25%	13%
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)	$373,313	$455,741	$467,477	$406,063	$377,534

1 Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. The total return of the classes may not precisely reflect the class expense differences because of the impact of calculating the net asset values to two decimal places. If net asset values were calculated to three decimal places, the total return differences would more closely reflect the class expense differences. The calculation of net asset values to two decimal places is made in accordance with SEC guidelines and does not result in any gain or loss of value between one class and another.

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California High-Yield Municipal Fund

A Class
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended August 31
	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
Per-Share Data
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$9.50	$9.90	$10.25	$10.36	$9.93
Income From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income (Loss)	0.46	0.45	0.46	0.46	0.48
Net Realized and    Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(0.62)	(0.40)	(0.35)	(0.11)	0.43
Total From Investment Operations	(0.16)	0.05	0.11	0.35	0.91
Distributions
From Net Investment Income	(0.46)	(0.45)	(0.46)	(0.46)	(0.48)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$8.88	$9.50	$9.90	$10.25	$10.36
Total Return(1)	(1.41)%	0.55%	0.97%	3.54%	9.38%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets	0.77%	0.77%	0.77%	0.77%	0.77%
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets	5.31%	4.66%	4.45%	4.55%	4.74%
Portfolio Turnover Rate	26%	31%	17%	25%	13%
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)	$101,111	$133,480	$147,314	$90,421	$39,608

1 Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. The total return of the classes may not precisely reflect the class expense differences because of the impact of calculating the net asset values to two decimal places. If net asset values were calculated to three decimal places, the total return differences would more closely reflect the class expense differences. The calculation of net asset values to two decimal places is made in accordance with SEC guidelines and does not result in any gain or loss of value between one class and another.

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California High-Yield Municipal Fund

B Class
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended August 31
	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
Per-Share Data
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$9.50	$9.90	$10.25	$10.36	$9.93
Income From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income (Loss)	0.39	0.38	0.38	0.39	0.40
Net Realized and    Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(0.62)	(0.40)	(0.35)	(0.11)	0.43
Total From Investment Operations	(0.23)	(0.02)	0.03	0.28	0.83
Distributions
From Net Investment Income	(0.39)	(0.38)	(0.38)	(0.39)	(0.40)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$8.88	$9.50	$9.90	$10.25	$10.36
Total Return(1)	(2.14)%	(0.20)%	0.22%	2.77%	8.57%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Ratio of Operating Expenses  to Average Net Assets	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets	4.56%	3.91%	3.70%	3.80%	3.99%
Portfolio Turnover Rate	26%	31%	17%	25%	13%
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)	$954	$1,209	$1,454	$1,263	$1,158

1 Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. The total return of the classes may not precisely reflect the class expense differences because of the impact of calculating the net asset values to two decimal places. If net asset values were calculated to three decimal places, the total return differences would more closely reflect the class expense differences. The calculation of net asset values to two decimal places is made in accordance with SEC guidelines and does not result in any gain or loss of value between one class and another.

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California High-Yield Municipal Fund

C Class
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended August 31
	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
Per-Share Data
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$9.50	$9.90	$10.25	$10.36	$9.93
Income From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income (Loss)	0.39	0.38	0.38	0.39	0.40
Net Realized and    Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(0.62)	(0.40)	(0.35)	(0.11)	0.43
Total From Investment Operations	(0.23)	(0.02)	0.03	0.28	0.83
Distributions
From Net Investment Income	(0.39)	(0.38)	(0.38)	(0.39)	(0.40)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$8.88	$9.50	$9.90	$10.25	$10.36
Total Return(1)	(2.14)%	(0.20)%	0.22%	2.76%	8.56%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets	4.56%	3.91%	3.70%	3.80%	3.99%
Portfolio Turnover Rate	26%	31%	17%	25%	13%
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)	$30,747	$39,283	$42,125	$31,276	$17,499

1 Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. The total return of the classes may not precisely reflect the class expense differences because of the impact of calculating the net asset values to two decimal places. If net asset values were calculated to three decimal places, the total return differences would more closely reflect the class expense differences. The calculation of net asset values to two decimal places is made in accordance with SEC guidelines and does not result in any gain or loss of value between one class and another.

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Where to Find More Information

Annual and Semiannual Reports

Annual and semiannual reports contain more information about the fund’s investments and the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the fund’s performance during the most recent fiscal period. This prospectus incorporates by reference the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements included in the fund’s annual report to shareholders, dated August 31, 2009.

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The SAI contains a more detailed legal description of the fund’s operations, investment restrictions, policies and practices. The SAI is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that it is legally part of this prospectus, even if you don’t request a copy.

You may obtain a free copy of the SAI, annual reports and semiannual reports, and you may ask questions about the fund or your accounts, online at americancentury.com, by contacting American Century Investments at the addresses or telephone numbers listed below or by contacting your financial intermediary.

The SEC

You also can get information about the fund (including the SAI) from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC charges a duplicating fee to provide copies of this information.

In person	SEC Public Reference Room, Washington, D.C. Call 202-551-8090 for location and hours.
On the Internet	• EDGAR database at sec.gov • By email request at publicinfo@sec.gov
By mail	SEC Public Reference Section Washington, D.C. 20549-1520

This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell securities of the fund in any state, territory, or other jurisdiction where the fund’s shares have not been registered or qualified for sale, unless such registration or qualification is not required, or under any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful.

Fund Reference	Fund Code	Newspaper Listing
California High-Yield Municipal
Investor Class	933	CaHYMu
A Class	133	CaHYMu
B Class	333	CaHYMu
C Class	433	CaHYMu

Investment Company Act File No. 811-3706

American Century Investments americancentury.com
Retail Investors P.O. Box 419200 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6200 1-800-345-2021 or 816-531-5575	Financial Professionals P.O. Box 419786 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6786 1-800-345-6488

CL-PRS-66384   1001

January 1, 2010

American Century Investments

Prospectus

California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund

Investor Class (BCLTX)

   A Class (ALTAX)

   B Class (ALQBX) (closed)

   C Class (ALTCX)

The Securities and Exchange Commission

has not approved or disapproved these securities or

passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any

representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Table of Contents

Fund Summary	2
Investment Objective	2
Fees and Expenses	2
Principal Investments, Principal Risks and Performance	3
Portfolio Management	5
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares	5
Tax Information	5
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries	5
Objectives, Strategies and Risks	6
Basics of Fixed-Income Investing	8
Management	10
Investing Directly with American Century Investments	12
Investing Through a Financial Intermediary	14
Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment	18
Share Price and Distributions	21
Taxes	22
Multiple Class Information	24
Financial Highlights	25

©2010 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The fund seeks safety of principal and high current income that is exempt from federal and California income taxes.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in American Century Investments funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in Calculation of Sales Charges on page 14 of the fund’s prospectus and Sales Charges on page 50 of the statement of additional information. The fund’s B Class shares are not available for purchase, except through exchanges and dividend reinvestments.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
	Investor	A	B	C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	None	4.50%	None	None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the original offering price for B Class shares or the lower of the original offering price or redemption proceeds for A and C Class shares)	None	None(1)	5.00%	1.00%
Maximum Account Maintenance Fee	$25(2)	None	None	None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	Investor	A	B	C
Management Fee	0.48%	0.48%	0.48%	0.48%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	None	0.25%	1.00%	1.00%
Other Expenses	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.49%	0.74%	1.49%	1.49%

1 Investments of $1 million or more in A Class shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within one year of the date of purchase.

2 Applies only to investors whose total eligible investments with American Century Investments are less than $10,000.

Example

The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (unless otherwise indicated), that you earn a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
Investor Class	$50	$157	$275	$617
A Class	$522	$676	$843	$1,327
B Class	$552	$772	$914	$1,576
B Class (if shares not redeemed)	$152	$472	$814	$1,576
C Class	$152	$472	$814	$1,778

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Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 36% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investments, Principal Risks and Performance

The portfolio managers primarily buy investment-grade debt securities. Under normal market conditions, the portfolio managers invest at least 80% of the fund’s assets in debt securities withinterest payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. Cities, counties and other municipalities in California and U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico, usually issue these securities. The fund will typically invest in California municipal securities with maturities of seven or more years. Under normal market conditions, the fund will maintain a weighted average maturity of ten or more years.

Although the fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities, up to 20% of the value of the fund’s net assets may be invested in below investment-grade securities. The fund may also invest in securities which, while not rated, are determined by the investment advisor to be of comparable credit quality to those rated below investment-grade.

When determining whether to sell a security, portfolio managers consider, among other things, current and anticipated changes in interest rates, the credit quality of a particular issuer, comparable alternatives, general market conditions and any other factor deemed relevant by the portfolio managers.

The fund’s principal risks include

• Interest Rate Risk – Investments in debt securities are also sensitive to interest rate changes. Generally, the value of debt securities and the funds that hold them decline as interest rates rise. Because this fund has a longer weighted average maturity, it is likely to be more sensitive to interest rate changes.  

• Credit Risk – Debt securities, even investment-grade debt securities, are subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the inability or perceived inability of the issuer to make interest and principal payments will cause the value of the securities to decrease. As a result, the fund’s share price could also decrease. Changes in the credit rating of a debt security held by the fund could have a similar effect.  

• California Economic Risk – The fund will be sensitive to events that affect California’s economy. Significant political or economic developments in California will likely impact virtually all municipal securities issued in the state. Because the fund invests primarily in California municipal securities, it may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.  

• Municipal Securities Risk – The fund invests primarily in municipal securities and will be sensitive to events that affect municipal markets, including legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. By investing primarily in municipal securities, the fund may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.  

• Liquidity Risk – The fund may also be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund’s share price.  

• Loss of Tax Exemptions Risk – There is no guarantee that all of the fund’s income will be exempt from federal or state income taxes. Income from municipal bonds held by the fund could be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax laws, adverse interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities, or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer.  

• Principal Loss – At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.

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Annual Total Returns

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the fund’s performance from year to year for Investor Class shares. The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for the periods shown compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. For current performance information, including yields, please visit americancentury.com.

Sales charges and account fees, if applicable, are not reflected in the bar chart. If those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.

    Highest Performance Quarter (3Q 2002): 5.67%
Lowest Performance Quarter (3Q 2008): -3.42%
As of September 30, 2009, the most recent calendar quarter end, the fund’s Investor Class year-to-date return was 16.23%

For the calendar year ended December 31, 2008	1 year	5 years	10 years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Investor Class Return Before Taxes	-6.03%	1.49%	3.34%	6.38%	11/09/1983
Return After Taxes on Distributions	-6.03%	1.42%	3.30%	6.25%	11/09/1983
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	-2.29%	1.97%	3.55%	6.31%	11/09/1983
A Class Return Before Taxes	-10.48%	—	—	-7.87%	9/28/2007
B Class Return Before Taxes	-10.97%	—	—	-8.40%	9/28/2007
C Class Return Before Taxes	-6.97%	—	—	-5.17%	9/28/2007
Barclays Capital Long-Term Municipal Bond Index    (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses and taxes)	-14.68%	0.82%	3.36%	7.58%(1)	—

1 Reflects benchmark performance since the date closest to the Investor Class’s inception for which data is available.

The after-tax returns are shown only for Investor Class shares. After-tax returns for other share classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.

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Portfolio Management

Investment Advisor

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

Portfolio Managers

Joseph Gotelli

Mr. Gotelli, Portfolio Manager, has shared primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 2008, and has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor in 2008.

G. David MacEwen

Mr. MacEwen, Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income, has shared primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 1991, and has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor in 1991.

Steven M. Permut

Mr. Permut, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, has shared primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 2002, and has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor in 1987.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the fund on any business day through our Web site at americancentury.com, by mail (American Century Investments, P.O. Box 419200, Kansas City, MO 64141-6200), or by telephone at 1-800-345-2021 (Investor Services Representative) or 1-800-345-3533 (Business and Not-For-Profit Plans). Shares may be purchased by electronic bank transfer, by check or by wire. You may receive redemption proceeds by electronic bank transfer or by check.

Unless otherwise specified below, the minimum initial investment amount to open an account is $5,000. Financial intermediaries may open an account with $250, but may require their clients to meet different investment minimums. Broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts and fee based accounts do not have a minimum purchase amount. The minimum initial investment amount for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (CESA) is $5,000 unless the account is opened through a financial intermediary. To establish a CESA, you must exchange from another American Century Investments CESA or roll over a minimum of $5,000 in order to meet the fund’s minimum. The fund is not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans and generally is inappropriate for tax-deferred accounts, such as IRAs and 403(b) custodial accounts.

There is a $50 minimum for subsequent purchases, except that there is no subsequent purchase minimum for financial intermediaries or employer-sponsored retirement plans. For purposes of fund minimums, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs or SARSEPs.

Tax Information

The fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from regular federal and California income taxes, however, fund distributions may be subject to capital gains tax. A portion of the fund’s distributions may be subject to federal and/or California income taxes or to the federal alternative minimum tax.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank, insurance company, plan sponsor or financial professional), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information.

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Objectives, Strategies and Risks

What is the fund’s investment objective?

The fund seeks safety of principal and high current income that is exempt from federal and California income taxes.

What are the fund’s principal investment strategies?

The portfolio managers primarily buy investment-grade debt securities, and, under normal market conditions, will invest at least 80% of the fund’s assets in debt securities with interest payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. The fund may change this 80% policy only upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders. Cities, counties and other municipalities in California and U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico, usually issue these securities for public projects, such as schools and roads.

Debt securities include fixed-income investments such as notes, bonds, commercial paper and U.S. Treasury securities.

An investment-grade debt security is one that has been rated by an independent rating agency in the top four credit quality categories or determined by the advisor to be of comparable credit quality. The details of the fund’s credit quality standards are described in the statement of additional information.

Municipalities include states, cities, counties, incorporated townships, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories and possessions. They can issue private activity bonds and public purpose bonds.

The fund will typically invest in California municipal securities with maturities of seven or more years. Under normal market conditions, the fund will maintain a weighted average maturity of ten or more years.

Although the fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities, up to 20% of the value of the fund’s net assets may be invested in below investment-grade securities (BB and below). The fund may also invest in securities which, while not rated, are determined by the portfolio managers to be of comparable credit quality to those rated below investment-grade.

Although not historically part of the core strategy of the fund and unlikely to occur in the future, the portfolio managers are permitted to invest up to 20% of the fund’s assets in debt securities with interest payments that are subject to federal income tax, California income tax and/or the federal alternative minimum tax.

The fund may purchase securities in a number of different ways to seek higher rates of return. For example, by using when-issued and forward commitment transactions, the fund may purchase securities in advance to generate additional income.

In addition to the principal investment strategies described above, the fund also may invest in derivative instruments such as options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and swap agreements (including, but not limited to, credit default swap agreements), or in mortgage- or asset-backed securities, provided that such investments are in keeping with the fund’s investment objectives.

In the event of exceptional market or economic conditions, the fund may, as a temporary defensive measure, invest all or a substantial portion of its assets in cash or cash-equivalent securities. To the extent the fund assumes a defensive position, it will not be pursuing its investment objectives and may generate taxable income.

When determining whether to sell a security, portfolio managers consider, among other things, current and anticipated changes in interest rates, the credit quality of a particular issuer, comparable alternatives, general market conditions and any other factor deemed relevant by the portfolio managers.

A description of the policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the fund’s portfolio securities is available in the statement of additional information.

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What are the principal risks of investing in the fund?

When interest rates change, the fund’s share value will be affected. Generally, when interest rates rise, the fund’s share value will decline. The opposite is true when interest rates decline. Funds with longer weighted average maturities, such as this fund, are more sensitive to interest rate changes.

Weighted average maturity is described in more detail under Basics of Fixed-Income Investing.

The fund may invest all of its assets in securities rated in the lowest investment-grade category (for example, Baa or BBB). The issuers of these securities are more likely to pose a credit risk, that is, to have problems making interest and principal payments, than issuers of higher-rated securities. The fund may also invest part of its assets in securities rated below investment-grade or that are unrated. By definition, the issuers of many of these securities may have problems making interest and principal payments. Below investment-grade municipal bonds are vulnerable to real or perceived changes in the business climate and can be less liquid and more volatile.

Because the fund invests primarily in California municipal securities, it will be sensitive to events that affect California’s economy. Significant political or economic developments in California will likely impact virtually all municipal securities issued in the state. The fund may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities. For more information about the risks affecting California securities, see the statement of additional information.

Because the fund invests primarily in municipal securities, it will be sensitive to events that affect municipal markets, including legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. By investing primarily in municipal securities, the fund may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.

The fund may be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund’s share price.

The fund’s interest rate, credit and liquidity risks are described in more detail under Basics of Fixed-Income Investing.

There is no guarantee that all of the fund’s income will be exempt from federal or state income taxes. The portfolio managers are permitted to invest up to 20% of the fund’s assets in debt securities with interest payments that are subject to federal income tax, California income tax and/or the federal alternative minimum tax. In addition, income from municipal bonds held by a fund could be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax laws, adverse interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities, or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer.

Although the fund’s use of derivative instruments is limited, be aware that the use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional instruments. Derivatives are subject to a number of risks including, liquidity, interest rate, market, and credit risk. They also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation, the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the risk of default or bankruptcy of the other party to the swap agreement. Gains or losses involving some futures, options, and other derivatives may be substantial — in part because a relatively small price movement in these securities may result in an immediate and substantial gain or loss for a fund.

At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

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Basics of Fixed-Income Investing

Debt Securities

When a fund buys a debt security, also called a fixed-income security, it is essentially lending money to the security’s issuer. Notes, bonds, commercial paper and U.S. Treasury securities are examples of debt securities. After the debt security is first sold by the issuer, it may be bought and sold by other investors. The price of the debt security may rise or fall based on many factors, including changes in interest rates, liquidity and credit quality.

The portfolio managers decide which debt securities to buy and sell by

• determining which debt securities help a fund meet its maturity requirements  

• identifying debt securities that satisfy a fund’s credit quality standards  

• evaluating current economic conditions and assessing the risk of inflation  

• evaluating special features of the debt securities that may make them more or less attractive

Weighted Average Maturity

Like most loans, debt securities eventually must be repaid or refinanced at some date. This date is called the maturity date. The number of days left to a debt security’s maturity date is called the remaining maturity. The longer a debt security’s remaining maturity, generally the more sensitive its price is to changes in interest rates.

Because a bond fund will own many debt securities, the portfolio managers calculate the average of the remaining maturities of all the debt securities the fund owns to evaluate the interest rate sensitivity of the entire portfolio. This average is weighted according to the size of the fund’s individual holdings and is called the weighted average maturity. The following chart shows how portfolio managers would calculate the weighted average maturity for a fund that owned only two debt securities.

	Amount of Security Owned	Percent of Portfolio	Remaining Maturity	Weighted Maturity
Debt Security A	$100,000	25%	4 years	1 year
Debt Security B	$300,000	75%	12 years	9 years
Weighted Average Maturity				10 years

Types of Risk

The basic types of risk the fund faces are described below.

Interest Rate Risk

Generally, interest rates and the prices of debt securities move in opposite directions. When interest rates fall, the prices of most debt securities rise; when interest rates rise, prices fall. Because the fund invests primarily in debt securities, changes in interest rates will affect the fund’s performance. This sensitivity to interest rate changes is called interest rate risk.

The degree to which interest rate changes affect fund performance varies and is related to the weighted average maturity of a particular fund. For example, when interest rates rise, you can expect the share value of a long-term bond fund to fall more than that of a short-term bond fund; when rates fall, the opposite is true.

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The following table shows the likely effect of a 1% (100 basis points) increase in interest rates on the price of 7% coupon bonds of differing maturities:

Remaining Maturity	Current Price	Price After 1% Increase	Change in Price
1 year	$100.00	$99.06	-0.94%
3 years	$100.00	$97.38	-2.62%
10 years	$100.00	$93.20	-6.80%
30 years	$100.00	$88.69	-11.31%

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk that an obligation won’t be paid and a loss will result. A high credit rating indicates a high degree of confidence by the rating organization that the issuer will be able to withstand adverse business, financial or economic conditions and make interest and principal payments on time. Generally, a lower credit rating indicates a greater risk of non-payment. A lower rating also may indicate that the issuer has a more senior series of debt securities, which means that if the issuer has difficulties making its payments, the more senior series of debt is first in line for payment. Credit quality may be lower when the issuer has any of the following: a high debt level, a short operating history, a difficult, competitive environment, or a less stable cash flow.

The portfolio managers do not invest solely on the basis of a debt security’s credit rating; they also consider other factors, including potential returns. Higher credit ratings usually mean lower interest rate payments, so the managers often purchase debt securities that aren’t the highest rated to increase return. If a fund purchases lower-rated debt securities, it assumes additional credit risk.

Debt securities rated in one of the highest four categories by a nationally recognized securities rating organization are considered investment grade. Although they are considered investment grade, an investment in these debt securities still involves some credit risk because even a AAA rating is not a guarantee of payment. For a complete description of the ratings system, see the statement of additional information. The fund’s credit quality restrictions apply at the time of purchase; the fund will not necessarily sell debt securities if they are downgraded by a rating agency.

Liquidity Risk

Debt securities can become difficult to sell, or less liquid, for a variety of reasons, such as lack of an active trading market. The chance that a fund will have difficulty selling its debt securities is called liquidity risk.

The fund engages in a variety of investment techniques as it pursues its investment objectives. Each technique has its own characteristics and may pose some level of risk to the fund. If you would like to learn more about these techniques, please review the statement of additional information before making an investment.

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Management

Who manages the fund?

The Board of Trustees, investment advisor and fund management team play key roles in the management of the fund.

The Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the fund and meets at least quarterly to review reports about fund operations. Although the Board of Trustees does not manage the fund, it has hired an investment advisor to do so. More than three-fourths of the trustees are independent of the fund’s advisor; that is, they have never been employed by and have no financial interest in the advisor or any of its affiliated companies (other than as shareholders of American Century Investments funds).

The Investment Advisor

The fund’s investment advisor is American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the advisor). The advisor has been managing mutual funds since 1958 and is headquartered at 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.

The advisor is responsible for managing the investment portfolio of the fund and directing the purchase and sale of its investment securities. The advisor also arranges for transfer agency, custody and all other services necessary for the fund to operate.

For the services it provides to the fund, the advisor receives a unified management fee based on a percentage of the daily net assets of each class of shares of the fund. The management fee is calculated daily and paid monthly in arrears. Out of the fund’s fee, the advisor pays all expenses of managing and operating the fund except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses. A portion of the fund’s management fee may be paid by the fund’s advisor to unaffiliated third parties who provide recordkeeping and administrative services that would otherwise be performed by an affiliate of the advisor.

The percentage rate used to calculate the management fee for each class of shares of a fund is determined daily using a two-component formula that takes into account (i) the daily net assets of the accounts managed by the advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund (the “Category Fee”) and (ii) the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds (the “Complex Fee”). The statement of additional information contains detailed information about the calculation of the management fee.

Management Fees Paid by the Fund to the Advisor as a Percentage of Average Net Assets for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2009	Investor Class	A Class	B Class	C Class
California Long-Term Tax-Free	0.48%	0.48%	0.48%	0.48%

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the fund’s investment advisory agreement with the advisor is available in the fund’s report to shareholders dated August 31, 2009.

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The Fund Management Teams

The advisor uses teams of portfolio managers and analysts, organized by broad investment categories such as money markets, corporate bonds, government bonds and municipal bonds, in its management of fixed-income funds. Designated portfolio managers serve on the firm’s Macro Strategy Team, which is responsible for periodically adjusting the fund’s strategic investment parameters based on economic and market conditions. A fund’s other portfolio managers are responsible for security selection and portfolio construction for the fund within these strategic parameters, as well as compliance with stated investment objectives and cash flow monitoring. For funds with a single portfolio manager disclosed, that individual serves both roles. Other members of the investment team provide research and analytical support but generally do not make day-to-day investment decisions for the fund.

The individuals listed below are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund.

Joseph Gotelli

Mr. Gotelli, Portfolio Manager, joined American Century Investments in 2008.  He has served on teams managing fixed-income investments, including sharing primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 2008. Prior to joining American Century Investments, he spent six years at Franklin Templeton Investments as an assistant portfolio manager.  He has a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

G. David MacEwen

Mr. MacEwen, Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income, joined American Century Investments in 1991 as a portfolio manager. He has served on teams managing fixed-income investments, including sharing primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 1991.  He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Boston University and an MBA in finance from the University of Delaware.

Steven M. Permut (Macro Strategy Team Representative)

Mr. Permut, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, joined American Century Investments in 1987.  He became a portfolio manager in 1990. He has shared primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 2002, and has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor. He has a bachelor’s degree in business and geography from State University of New York – Oneonta and an MBA in finance from Golden Gate University – San Francisco.

The statement of additional information provides additional information about the accounts managed by the portfolio managers, the structure of their compensation, and their ownership of fund securities.

Fundamental Investment Policies

Fundamental investment policies contained in the statement of additional information and the investment objectives of the fund may not be changed without shareholder approval. The Board of Trustees and/or the advisor may change any other policies and investment strategies.

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Investing Directly with American Century Investments

Services Automatically Available to You

Most accounts automatically have access to the services listed under Ways to Manage Your Account when the account is opened. If you do not want these services, see Conducting Business in Writing. If you have questions about the services that apply to your account type, please call us.

Conducting Business in Writing

If you prefer to conduct business in writing only, please call us. If you choose this option, you must provide written instructions to invest, exchange and redeem. All account owners must sign transaction instructions (with signatures guaranteed for redemptions in excess of $100,000). By choosing this option, you are not eligible to enroll for exclusive online account management to waive the account maintenance fee. See Account Maintenance Fee in this section. If you want to add online and telephone services later, you can complete a Service Options form.

Account Maintenance Fee

If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or Institutional Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), we may charge you a $12.50 semiannual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will determine the amount of your total eligible investments twice per year, generally the last Friday in October and April. If the value of those investments is less than $10,000 at that time, we will automatically redeem shares in one of your accounts to pay the $12.50 fee. Please note that you may incur tax liability as a result of the redemption. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. You may enroll for exclusive online account management by visiting americancentury.com.

Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee, but you may be subject to other fees.

Wire Purchases

Current Investors: If you would like to make a wire purchase into an existing account, your bank will need the following information. (To invest in a new fund, please call us first to set up the new account.)

• American Century Investments’ bank information: Commerce Bank N.A., Routing No. 101000019, Account No. 2804918  

• Your American Century Investments account number and fund name  

• Your name  

• Dollar amount

New Investors: To make a wire purchase into a new account, please complete an application prior to wiring money.

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Ways to Manage Your Account

ONLINE

americancentury.com

Open an account: If you are a current or new investor, you can open an account by completing and submitting our online application. Current investors also can open an account by exchanging shares from another American Century Investments account.

Exchange shares: Exchange shares from another American Century Investments account.

Make additional investments: Make an additional investment into an established American Century Investments account if you have authorized us to invest from your bank account.

Sell shares*: Redeem shares and the proceeds will be electronically transferred to your authorized bank account.

* Online redemptions up to $25,000 per day.

IN PERSON

If you prefer to handle your transactions in person, visit one of our Investor Centers and a representative can help you open an account, make additional investments, and sell or exchange shares.

• 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday  

• 4917 Town Center Drive, Leawood, KS — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday  

• 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

BY TELEPHONE

Investor Services Representative: 1-800-345-2021

Business and Not-For-Profit: 1-800-345-3533

Automated Information Line: 1-800-345-8765

Open an account: If you are a current investor, you can open an account by exchanging shares from another American Century Investments account.

Exchange shares: Call or use our Automated Information Line if you have authorized us to accept telephone instructions. The Automated Information Line is available only to Investor Class shareholders.

Make additional investments: Call or use our Automated Information Line if you have authorized us to invest from your bank account. The Automated Information Line is available only to Investor Class shareholders.

Sell shares: Call a Service Representative.

BY MAIL OR FAX

P.O. Box 419200, Kansas City, MO 64141-6200 — Fax: 816-340-7962

Open an account: Send a signed, completed application and check or money order payable to American Century Investments.

Exchange shares: Send written instructions to exchange your shares from one American Century Investments account to another.

Make additional investments: Send your check or money order for at least $50 with an investment slip or $250 without an investment slip. If you don’t have an investment slip, include your name, address and account number on your check or money order.

Sell shares: Send written instructions or a redemption form to sell shares. Call a Service Representative to request a form.

AUTOMATICALLY

Open an account: Not available.

Exchange shares: Send written instructions to set up an automatic exchange of your shares from one American Century Investments account to another.

Make additional investments: With the automatic investment service, you can purchase shares on a regular basis. You must invest at least $50 per month per account.

Sell shares: You may sell shares automatically by establishing a systematic redemption plan.

See Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment for more information about investing with us.

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Investing Through a Financial Intermediary

The fund’s A and C Classes are intended for persons purchasing shares through financial intermediaries that provide various administrative and distribution services. The fund’s B Class shares are not available for purchase, except through dividend reinvestment or exchanges from B Class shares of other American Century funds. The fund is not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans. For more information regarding plan types, please see Buying and Selling Fund Shares in the statement of additional information.

Financial intermediaries include banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and financial professionals.

Although each class of shares represents an interest in the same fund, each has a different cost structure, as described below. Which class is right for you depends on many factors, including how long you plan to hold the shares, how much you plan to invest, the fee structure of each class, and how you wish to compensate your financial professional for the services provided to you. Your financial professional can help you choose the option that is most appropriate.

The following chart provides a summary description of these classes.

A Class	B Class
Initial sales charge(1)	No initial sales charge
Generally no contingent deferred sales charge(2)	Contingent deferred sales charge on redemptions within six years
12b-1 fee of 0.25%	12b-1 fee of 1.00%
No conversion feature	Convert to A Class shares eight years after purchase
Generally more appropriate for long-term investors	Not available for new purchases

C Class

No initial sales charge

Contingent deferred sales charge on redemptions within 12 months

12b-1 fee of 1.00%

No conversion feature

Purchases generally limited to investors whose aggregate investments in American Century Investments funds are less than

$1,000,000; generally more appropriate for short-term investors

1 The sales charge for A Class shares decreases depending on the size of your investment, and may be waived for some purchases. There is no sales charge for purchases of $1,000,000 or more.

2 A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% will be charged on certain purchases of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within one year of purchase.

Calculation of Sales Charges

The information regarding sales charges provided herein is included free of charge and in a clear and prominent format at americancentury.com in the Investors Using Advisors and Investment Professionals portions of the Web site. From the description of A, B or C Class shares, a hyperlink will take you directly to this disclosure.

A Class

A Class shares are sold at their offering price, which is net asset value plus an initial sales charge. This sales charge varies depending on the amount of your investment, and is deducted from your purchase before it is invested. The sales charges and the amounts paid to your financial professional are:

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Purchase Amount	Sales Charge as a % of Offering Price	Sales Charge as a % of Net Amount Invested	Amount Paid to Financial Professional as a % of Offering Price
Less than $100,000	4.50%	4.71%	4.00%
$100,000 - $249,999	3.50%	3.63%	3.00%
$250,000 - $499,999	2.50%	2.56%	2.00%
$500,000 - $999,999	2.00%	2.04%	1.75%
$1,000,000 - $3,999,999	0.00%	0.00%	1.00%
$4,000,000 - $9,999,999	0.00%	0.00%	0.50%
$10,000,000 or more	0.00%	0.00%	0.25%

There is no front-end sales charge for purchases of $1,000,000 or more, but if you redeem your shares within one year of purchase you will pay a deferred sales charge of 1.00% of the lower of the original purchase price or the current market value at redemption, subject to the exceptions listed below. No sales charge applies to reinvested dividends.

Reductions and Waivers of Sales Charges for A Class

You may qualify for a reduction or waiver of certain sales charges, but you or your financial professional must provide certain information, including the account numbers of any accounts to be aggregated, to American Century Investments at the time of purchase in order to take advantage of such reduction or waiver. If you hold assets among multiple intermediaries, it is your responsibility to inform your intermediary and/or American Century Investments at the time of purchase of any accounts to be aggregated.

You and your immediate family (your spouse and your children under the age of 21) may combine investments in any share class of any American Century Investments fund (excluding 529 account assets and certain assets in money market accounts) to reduce your A Class sales charge in the following ways:

Account Aggregation. Investments made by you and your immediate family may be aggregated at each account’s current market value if made for your own account(s) and/or certain other accounts, such as:

• Certain trust accounts  

• Solely controlled business accounts  

• Single-participant retirement plans  

• Endowments or foundations established and controlled by you or an immediate family member

For purposes of aggregation, only investments made through individual-level accounts may be combined. Assets held in multiple participant employer-sponsored retirement plans may be aggregated at a plan level.

Concurrent Purchases. You may combine simultaneous purchases in any share class of any American Century Investments fund to qualify for a reduced A Class sales charge.

Rights of Accumulation. You may take into account the current value of your existing holdings, less any commissionable shares in the money market funds, in any share class of any American Century Investments fund to qualify for a reduced A Class sales charge.

Letter of Intent. A Letter of Intent allows you to combine all non-money market fund purchases of any share class of any American Century Investments fund you intend to make over a 13-month period to determine the applicable sales charge. At your request, existing holdings may be combined with new purchases and sales charge amounts may be adjusted for purchases made within 90 days prior to our receipt of the Letter of Intent. Capital appreciation, capital gains and reinvested dividends earned during the Letter of Intent period do not apply toward its completion. A portion of your account will be held in escrow to cover additional A Class sales charges that will be due if your total investments over the 13-month period do not qualify for the applicable sales charge reduction.

Waivers for Certain Investors. The sales charge on A Class shares may be waived for:

• Purchases by registered representatives and other employees of certain financial intermediaries (and their immediate family members) having selling agreements with the advisor or distributor  

• Broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts and/or fee-based accounts maintained for clients of certain financial intermediaries who have entered into selling agreements with American Century Investments

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• Present or former officers, directors and employees (and their families) of American Century Investments  

• Certain other investors as deemed appropriate by American Century Investments

B Class

The fund’s B Class shares are not available for purchase, except through dividend reinvestment or exchanges from B Class shares of other American Century funds. B Class shares were sold at their net asset value without an initial sales charge. If you redeem your shares within six years of purchase date, you will pay a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) as set forth below. The purpose of the CDSC is to permit the fund’s distributor to recoup all or a portion of the up-front payment it made to your financial professional for purchases of B Class shares prior to December 1, 2009. There is no CDSC on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains.

Redemption During	CDSC as a % of Original Purchase Price
1st year	5.00%
2nd year	4.00%
3rd year	3.00%
4th year	3.00%
5th year	2.00%
6th year	1.00%
After 6th year	None

B Class shares (which carry a 1.00% 12b-1 fee) will automatically convert to A Class shares (which carry a 0.25% 12b-1 fee) within 31 days after the eight-year anniversary of the purchase date.

C Class

C Class shares are sold at their net asset value without an initial sales charge. For sales of C Class shares, the amount paid to your financial professional is 1.00% of the amount invested. If you redeem your shares within 12 months of purchase, you will pay a CDSC of 1.00% of the original purchase price or the current market value at redemption, whichever is less. The purpose of the CDSC is to permit the fund’s distributor to recoup all or a portion of the up-front payment made to your financial professional. There is no CDSC on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains.

American Century Investments generally limits purchases of C Class shares to investors whose aggregate investments in American Century Investments funds are less than $1,000,000. However, it is your responsibility to inform your financial intermediary and/or American Century Investments at the time of purchase of any accounts to be aggregated, including investments in any share class of any American Century Investments fund (excluding 529 account assets and certain assets in money market accounts) in accounts held by you and your immediate family members (your spouse and children under the age of 21). Once you reach this limit, you should work with your financial intermediary to determine what share class is most appropriate for additional purchases.

Calculation of Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

To minimize the amount of the CDSC you may pay when you redeem shares, the fund will first redeem shares acquired through reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions, which are not subject to a CDSC. Shares that have been in your account long enough that they are not subject to a CDSC are redeemed next. For any remaining redemption amount, shares will be sold in the order they were purchased (earliest to latest).

CDSC Waivers

Any applicable CDSC may be waived in the following cases:

•	redemptions through systematic withdrawal plans not exceeding annually:
	■ 12% of the original purchase cost for B Class shares
	■ 12% of the lesser of the original purchase cost or current market value for A and C Class shares
•	distributions from IRAs due to attainment of age 591⁄2 for A and C Class shares
•	required minimum distributions from retirement accounts upon reaching age 701⁄2
•	tax-free returns of excess contributions to IRAs

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• redemptions due to death or post-purchase disability  

• exchanges, unless the shares acquired by exchange are redeemed within the original CDSC period  

• if no broker was compensated for the sale

Reinstatement Privilege

Within 90 days of a redemption of any A or B Class shares, you may reinvest all of the redemption proceeds in A Class shares of any American Century Investments fund at the then-current net asset value without paying an initial sales charge. At your request, any CDSC you paid on an A Class redemption that you are reinvesting will be credited to your account. You or your financial professional must notify the fund’s transfer agent in writing at the time of the reinvestment to take advantage of this privilege, and you may use it only once per account. This privilege applies only if the new account is owned by the original account owner.

Exchanging Shares

You may exchange shares of the fund for shares of the same class of another American Century Investments fund without a sales charge if you meet the following criteria:

• The exchange is for a minimum of $100  

• For an exchange that opens a new account, the amount of the exchange must meet or exceed the minimum account size requirement for the fund receiving the exchange

For purposes of computing any applicable CDSC on shares that have been exchanged, the holding period will begin as of the date of purchase of the original fund owned. Exchanges from a money market fund are subject to a sales charge on the fund being purchased, unless the money market fund shares were acquired by exchange from a fund with a sales charge or by reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

Buying and Selling Shares

Your ability to purchase, exchange, redeem and transfer shares will be affected by the policies of the financial intermediary through which you do business. Some policy differences may include

• minimum investment requirements  

• exchange policies  

• fund choices  

• cutoff time for investments  

• trading restrictions

In addition, your financial intermediary may charge a transaction fee for the purchase or sale of fund shares. Those charges are retained by the financial intermediary and are not shared with American Century Investments or the fund. Please contact your financial intermediary for a complete description of its policies. Copies of the fund’s annual reports, semiannual reports and statement of additional information are available from your financial intermediary.

The fund has authorized certain financial intermediaries to accept orders on the fund’s behalf. American Century Investments has selling agreements with these financial intermediaries requiring them to track the time investment orders are received and to comply with procedures relating to the transmission of orders. Orders must be received by the financial intermediary on the fund’s behalf before the time the net asset value is determined in order to receive that day’s share price. If those orders are transmitted to American Century Investments and paid for in accordance with the selling agreement, they will be priced at the net asset value next determined after your request is received in the form required by the financial intermediary.

See Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment for more information about investing with us.

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Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment

Minimum Initial Investment Amounts

Unless otherwise specified below, the minimum initial investment amount to open an account is $5,000. Financial intermediaries may open an account with $250, but may require their clients to meet different investment minimums. See Investing Through a Financial Intermediary for more information. The fund is not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans and generally is inappropriate for tax-deferred accounts, such as IRAs and 403(b) custodial accounts.

Broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts and/or fee-based accounts	No minimum
Coverdell Education Savings Account (CESA)	$5,000(1)(2)

1 The minimum initial investment for financial intermediaries is $250. Financial intermediaries may have different minimums for their clients.

2 To establish a CESA, you must exchange from another American Century Investments CESA or roll over a minimum of $5,000, in order to meet the fund’s minimum.

Subsequent Purchases

There is a $50 minimum for subsequent purchases. See Ways to Manage Your Account for more information about making additional investments directly with American Century Investments. However, there is no subsequent purchase minimum for financial intermediaries, but financial intermediaries may require their clients to meet different subsequent purchase requirements.

Limitations on Sale

As of the date of this prospectus, the fund is registered for sale only in the following states and territories: Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, the Virgin Islands and Guam.

Redemptions

If you sell B, C or, in certain cases, A Class shares, you may pay a sales charge, depending on how long you have held your shares, as described above. Your redemption proceeds will be calculated using the net asset value (NAV) next determined after we receive your transaction request in good order.

A fund’s net asset value, or NAV, is the price of the fund’s shares.

However, we reserve the right to delay delivery of redemption proceeds up to seven days. For example, each time you make an investment with American Century Investments, there is a seven-day holding period before we will release redemption proceeds from those shares, unless you provide us with satisfactory proof that your purchase funds have cleared. Investments by wire generally require only a one-day holding period. If you change your address, we may require that any redemption request made within 15 days be submitted in writing and be signed by all authorized signers with their signatures guaranteed. If you change your bank information, we may impose a 15-day holding period before we will transfer or wire redemption proceeds to your bank. Please remember, if you request redemptions by wire, $10 will be deducted from the amount redeemed. Your bank also may charge a fee.

In addition, we reserve the right to honor certain redemptions with securities, rather than cash, as described in the next section.

Special Requirements for Large Redemptions

If, during any 90-day period, you redeem fund shares worth more than $250,000 (or 1% of the value of a fund’s assets if that amount is less than $250,000), we reserve the right to pay part or all of the redemption proceeds in excess of this amount in readily marketable securities instead of in cash. The portfolio managers would select these securities from the fund’s portfolio.

We will value these securities in the same manner as we do in computing the fund’s net asset value. We may provide these securities in lieu of cash without prior notice. Also, if payment is made in securities, you may have to pay brokerage or other transaction costs to convert the securities to cash.

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If your redemption would exceed this limit and you would like to avoid being paid in securities, please provide us with an unconditional instruction to redeem at least 15 days prior to the date on which the redemption transaction is to occur. The instruction must specify the dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed and the date of the transaction. This minimizes the effect of the redemption on a fund and its remaining investors.

Redemption of Shares in Accounts Below Minimum

If your account balance falls below the minimum initial investment amount for any reason, American Century Investments reserves the right to redeem the shares in the account and send the proceeds to your address of record. Prior to doing so, we will notify you and give you 60 days to meet the minimum. Please note that shares redeemed in this manner may be subject to a sales charge if held less than the applicable time period. You also may incur tax liability as a result of the redemption.

Signature Guarantees

A signature guarantee — which is different from a notarized signature — is a warranty that the signature presented is genuine. We may require a signature guarantee for the following transactions.

• You have chosen to conduct business in writing only and would like to redeem over $100,000.  

• Your redemption or distribution check or automatic redemption is made payable to someone other than the account owners.  

• Your redemption proceeds or distribution amount is sent by EFT (ACH or wire) to a destination other than your personal bank account.  

• You are transferring ownership of an account over $100,000.  

• You change your address and request a redemption over $100,000 within 15 days.  

• You change your bank information and request a redemption within 15 days.

We reserve the right to require a signature guarantee for other transactions, at our discretion.

Modifying or Canceling an Investment

Investment instructions are irrevocable. That means that once you have mailed or otherwise transmitted your investment instruction, you may not modify or cancel it. Each fund reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares for a period of time and to reject any specific investment (including a purchase by exchange). Additionally, we may refuse a purchase if, in our judgment, it is of a size that would disrupt the management of a fund.

Abusive Trading Practices

Short-term trading and other so-called market timing practices are not defined or explicitly prohibited by any federal or state law. However, short-term trading and other abusive trading practices may disrupt portfolio management strategies and harm fund performance. If the cumulative amount of short-term trading activity is significant relative to a fund’s net assets, the fund may incur trading costs that are higher than necessary as securities are first purchased then quickly sold to meet the redemption request. In such case, the fund’s performance could be negatively impacted by the increased trading costs created by short-term trading if the additional trading costs are significant.

Because of the potentially harmful effects of abusive trading practices, the fund’s Board of Trustees has approved American Century Investments’ abusive trading policies and procedures, which are designed to reduce the frequency and effect of these activities in our funds. These policies and procedures include monitoring trading activity, imposing trading restrictions on certain accounts, imposing redemption fees on certain funds, and using fair value pricing when current market prices are not readily available. Although these efforts are designed to discourage abusive trading practices, they cannot eliminate the possibility that such activity will occur. American Century Investments seeks to exercise its judgment in implementing these tools to the best of its ability in a manner that it believes is consistent with shareholder interests.

American Century Investments uses a variety of techniques to monitor for and detect abusive trading practices. These techniques may vary depending on the type of fund, the class of shares or whether the shares are held directly or indirectly with American Century Investments. They may change from time to time as determined by American Century Investments in its sole discretion. To minimize harm to the funds and their shareholders, we reserve the right to reject any purchase order (including exchanges) from any shareholder we believe has a history of abusive trading or whose trading, in our judgment, has been or may be disruptive to the funds. In making this judgment, we may consider trading done in multiple accounts under common ownership or control.

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Currently, for shares held directly with American Century Investments, we may deem the sale of all or a substantial portion of a shareholder’s purchase of fund shares to be abusive if the sale is made

• within seven days of the purchase, or  

• within 30 days of the purchase, if it happens more than once per year.

To the extent practicable, we try to use the same approach for defining abusive trading for shares held through financial intermediaries. American Century Investments reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to identify other trading practices as abusive and to modify its monitoring and other practices as necessary to deal with novel or unique abusive trading practices.

In addition, American Century Investments reserves the right to accept purchases and exchanges in excess of the trading restrictions discussed above if it believes that such transactions would not be inconsistent with the best interests of fund shareholders or this policy.

American Century Investments’ policies do not permit us to enter into arrangements with fund shareholders that permit such shareholders to engage in frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares. Due to the complexity and subjectivity involved in identifying abusive trading activity and the volume of shareholder transactions American Century Investments handles, there can be no assurance that American Century Investments’ efforts will identify all trades or trading practices that may be considered abusive. American Century Investments monitors aggregate trades placed in omnibus accounts and works with financial intermediaries to identify shareholders engaging in abusive trading practices and impose restrictions to discourage such practices. Because American Century Investments relies on financial intermediaries to provide information and impose restrictions, our ability to monitor and discourage abusive trading practices in omnibus accounts may be dependent upon the intermediaries’ timely performance of such duties.

Your Responsibility for Unauthorized Transactions

American Century Investments and its affiliated companies use procedures reasonably designed to confirm that telephone, electronic and other instructions are genuine. These procedures include recording telephone calls, requesting personalized security codes or other information, and sending confirmation of transactions. If we follow these procedures, we are not responsible for any losses that may occur due to unauthorized instructions. For transactions conducted over the Internet, we recommend the use of a secure Internet browser. In addition, you should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements immediately after you receive them.

A Note About Mailings to Shareholders

To reduce the amount of mail you receive from us, we generally deliver a single copy of fund documents (like shareholder reports, proxies and prospectuses) to investors who share an address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Investors who share an address may also receive account-specific documents (like statements) in a single envelope. If you prefer to receive your documents addressed individually, please call us or your financial professional. For American Century Investments brokerage accounts, please call 1-888-345-2071.

Right to Change Policies

We reserve the right to change any stated investment requirement, including those that relate to purchases, exchanges and redemptions. We also may alter, add or discontinue any service or privilege. Changes may affect all investors or only those in certain classes or groups. In addition, from time to time we may waive a policy on a case-by-case basis, as the advisor deems appropriate.

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Share Price and Distributions

Share Price

American Century Investments will price the fund shares you purchase, exchange or redeem at the net asset value (NAV) next determined after your order is received in good order by the fund’s transfer agent, or other financial intermediary with the authority to accept orders on the fund’s behalf. We determine the NAV of each fund as of the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. On days when the NYSE is closed (including certain U.S. national holidays), we do not calculate the NAV. A fund’s NAV is the current value of the fund’s assets, minus any liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding.

The fund values portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available at their market price. The fund may use third party pricing services to assist in the determination of market value. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or the last quoted ask price, as applicable, except that debt obligations with 60 days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost.

If the fund determines that the market price for a portfolio security is not readily available or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined in good faith by the fund’s board or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the fund’s board. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use alternate procedures to value a security include, but are not limited to, a debt security has been declared in default, or trading in a security has been halted during the trading day.

If such circumstances occur, the fund will fair value the security if the fair valuation would materially impact the fund’s NAV. While fair value determinations involve judgments that are inherently subjective, these determinations are made in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the fund’s board.

The effect of using fair value determinations is that the fund’s NAV will be based, to some degree, on security valuations that the board or its designee believes are fair rather than being solely determined by the market.

With respect to any portion of the fund’s assets that are invested in one or more open-end management investment companies that are registered with the SEC (known as registered investment companies, or RICs), the fund’s NAV will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such RICs. These RICs are required by law to explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing in their prospectuses.

Distributions

Federal tax laws require the fund to make distributions to its shareholders in order to qualify as a regulated investment company. Qualification as a regulated investment company means that the fund should not be subject to state or federal income tax on amounts distributed. The distributions generally consist of dividends and interest received by a fund, as well as capital gains realized by a fund on the sale of its investment securities. Capital gains are increases in the values of capital assets, such as stock, from the time the assets are purchased.

The fund pays distributions from net income monthly and generally pays distributions of capital gains, if any, once a year, usually in December. A fund may make more frequent distributions, if necessary, to comply with Internal Revenue Code provisions. The fund intends to designate distributions from net income as exempt-interest dividends. To be eligible to make this designation, at least 50% of the value of a fund’s total assets must consist of tax-exempt interest obligations at the close of each quarter.

You will participate in fund distributions when they are declared, starting the next business day after your purchase is effective. For example, if you purchase shares on a day that a distribution is declared, you will not receive that distribution. If you redeem shares, you will receive any distribution declared on the day you redeem. If you redeem all shares, we will include any distributions received with your redemption proceeds.

For investors investing through taxable accounts, we will reinvest distributions unless you elect to have dividends and/or capital gains sent to another American Century Investments account, to your bank electronically, or to your home address or to another address by check.

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Taxes

Tax-Exempt Income

Most of the income that the fund receives from municipal securities is exempt from California and regular federal income taxes. However, corporate shareholders should be aware that distributions are subject to California’s corporate franchise tax.

Taxable Income

The fund’s investment performance also is based on sources other than income from municipal securities. These investment performance sources, while not the primary source of fund distributions, will generate taxable income to you. Some of these investment performance sources are

• Market Discount Purchases. The fund may buy a tax-exempt security for a price less than the principal amount of the bond. If the price of the bond increases over time, a portion of the gain may be treated as ordinary income and taxable as ordinary income if it is distributed to shareholders.  

• Capital Gains. When the fund sells a security, even a tax-exempt municipal security, it can generate a capital gain or loss, which you must report on your tax return.  

• Temporary Investments. Some temporary investments, such as securities loans and repurchase agreements, can generate taxable income.

Taxability of Distributions

Fund distributions may consist of income, such as dividends and interest earned by a fund from its investments, or capital gains generated by a fund from the sale of its investment securities. Distributions of income are generally exempt from regular federal income tax. However, if distributions are federally taxable, such distributions may be designated as qualified dividend income. If so, and if you meet a minimum required holding period with respect to your shares of the fund, such distributions of income are taxed as long-term capital gains.

Qualified dividend income is a dividend received by a fund from the stock of a domestic or qualifying foreign corporation, provided that the fund has held the stock for a required holding period.

For capital gains and for income distributions designated as qualified dividend income, the following rates apply:

Type of Distribution	Tax Rate for 10% and 15% Brackets	Tax Rate for All Other Brackets
Short-term capital gains	Ordinary Income	Ordinary Income
Long-term capital gains (> 1 year) and Qualified Dividend Income	5%	15%

Unless applicable tax provisions are extended, the maximum tax rates shown in the table above for long-term capital gains and qualified dividend income will be higher beginning in 2011.

If a fund’s distributions exceed its income and capital gains realized during the tax year, all or a portion of the distributions made by the fund in that tax year may be considered taxable income or a return of capital. A return of capital distribution is generally not subject to tax, but will reduce your cost basis in the fund and result in higher realized capital gains (or lower realized capital losses) upon the sale of the fund shares.

The tax status of any distribution of capital gains is determined by how long the fund held the underlying security that was sold, not by how long you have been invested in the fund or whether you reinvest your distributions in additional shares or take them in cash. For taxable accounts, American Century Investments or your financial intermediary will inform you of the tax status of fund distributions for each calendar year in an annual tax mailing.

Distributions also may be subject to state and local taxes. Because everyone’s tax situation is unique, you may want to consult your tax professional about federal, state and local tax consequences.

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Taxes on Transactions

Your redemptions—including exchanges to other American Century Investments funds—are subject to capital gains tax. The table above can provide a general guide for your potential tax liability when selling or exchanging fund shares. Short-term capital gains are gains on fund shares you held for 12 months or less. Long-term capital gains are gains on fund shares you held for more than 12 months. If your shares decrease in value, their sale or exchange will result in a long-term or short-term capital loss. However, you should note that loss realized upon the sale or exchange of shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distribution of long-term capital gain and will be disallowed to the extent of any distribution of tax-exempt income to you with respect to those shares. If a loss is realized on the redemption of fund shares, the reinvestment in additional fund shares within 30 days before or after the redemption may be subject to the wash sale rules of the Internal Revenue Code. This may result in a postponement of the recognition of such loss for federal income tax purposes.

If you have not certified to us that your Social Security number or tax identification number is correct and that you are not subject to withholding, we are required to withhold and pay to the IRS the applicable federal withholding tax rate on taxable dividends, capital gains distributions and redemption proceeds.

Buying a Dividend

Purchasing fund shares in a taxable account shortly before a distribution is sometimes known as buying a dividend. In taxable accounts, you must pay income taxes on the distribution whether you reinvest the distribution or take it in cash. In addition, you will have to pay taxes on the distribution whether the value of your investment decreased, increased or remained the same after you bought the fund shares.

The risk in buying a dividend is that a fund’s portfolio may build up taxable gains throughout the period covered by a distribution, as securities are sold at a profit. The fund distributes those gains to you, after subtracting any losses, even if you did not own the shares when the gains occurred.

If you buy a dividend, you incur the full tax liability of the distribution period, but you may not enjoy the full benefit of the gains realized in the fund’s portfolio.

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Multiple Class Information

The fund offers multiple classes of shares. The classes have different fees, expenses and/or minimum investment requirements. The difference in the fee structures between the classes is the result of their separate arrangements for shareholder and distribution services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class.

Except as described below, all classes of shares of the fund have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, preferences, terms and conditions. The only differences among the classes are (a) each class may be subject to different expenses specific to that class; (b) each class has a different identifying designation or name; (c) each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters solely affecting such class; (d) each class may have different exchange privileges; and (e) the B Class provides for automatic conversion from that class into shares of the A Class of the same fund after eight years.

Service, Distribution and Administrative Fees

Investment Company Act Rule 12b-1 permits mutual funds that adopt a written plan to pay certain expenses associated with the distribution of their shares out of fund assets. Each class, except the Investor Class, offered by this prospectus has a 12b-1 plan. The plans provide for the fund to pay annual fees of 0.25% for A Class and 1.00% for B and C Classes to the distributor for distribution and individual shareholder services, including past distribution services. The distributor pays all or a portion of such fees to the financial intermediaries that make the classes available. Because these fees may be used to pay for services that are not related to prospective sales of the fund, each class will continue to make payments under its plan even if it is closed to new investors. Because these fees are paid out of the fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. The higher fees for B and C Class shares may cost you more over time than paying the initial sales charge for A Class shares. For additional information about the plans and their terms, see Multiple Class Structure in the statement of additional information.

Certain financial intermediaries perform recordkeeping and administrative services for their clients that would otherwise be performed by American Century Investments’ transfer agent. In some circumstances, the advisor will pay such service providers a fee for performing those services. Also, the advisor and the fund’s distributor may make payments to intermediaries for various additional services, other expenses and/or the intermediaries’ distribution of the fund out of their profits or other available sources. Such payments may be made for one or more of the following: (1) distribution, which may include expenses incurred by intermediaries for their sales activities with respect to the fund, such as preparing, printing and distributing sales literature and advertising materials and compensating registered representatives or other employees of such financial intermediaries for their sales activities, as well as the opportunity for the fund to be made available by such intermediaries; (2) shareholder services, such as providing individual and custom investment advisory services to clients of the financial intermediaries; and (3) marketing and promotional services, including business planning assistance, educating personnel about the fund, and sponsorship of sales meetings, which may include covering costs of providing speakers, meals and other entertainment. The distributor may sponsor seminars and conferences designed to educate intermediaries about the fund and may cover the expenses associated with attendance at such meetings, including travel costs. These payments and activities are intended to provide an incentive to intermediaries to sell the fund by educating them about the fund and helping defray the costs associated with offering the fund. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information. The amount of any payments described by this paragraph is determined by the advisor or the distributor, and all such amounts are paid out of the available assets of the advisor and distributor, and not by you or the fund. As a result, the total expense ratio of the fund will not be affected by any such payments.

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Financial Highlights

Understanding the Financial Highlights

The tables on the next few pages itemize what contributed to the changes in share price during the most recently ended fiscal period. They also show the changes in share price for this period in comparison to changes over the last five fiscal years (or a shorter period, if the share class is not five years old).

On a per-share basis, the tables include as appropriate

• share price at the beginning of the period  

• investment income and capital gains or losses  

• distributions of income and capital gains paid to investors  

• share price at the end of the period

The tables also include some key statistics for the period as appropriate

• Total Return – the overall percentage of return of the fund, assuming the reinvestment of all distributions  

• Expense Ratio – the operating expenses of the fund as a percentage of average net assets  

• Net Income Ratio – the net investment income of the fund as a percentage of average net assets  

• Portfolio Turnover – the percentage of the fund’s investment portfolio that is replaced during the period

The Financial Highlights that follow have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. Their Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements are included in the fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

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California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund

Investor Class
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended August 31
	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
Per-Share Data
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$10.83	$10.98	$11.36	$11.78	$11.69
Income From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income (Loss)	0.50	0.51	0.51	0.51	0.52
Net Realized and    Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(0.16)	(0.15)	(0.36)	(0.19)	0.09
Total From Investment Operations	0.34	0.36	0.15	0.32	0.61
Distributions
From Net Investment Income	(0.50)	(0.51)	(0.51)	(0.51)	(0.52)
From Net Realized Gains	—	—	(0.02)	(0.23)	—
Total Distributions	(0.50)	(0.51)	(0.53)	(0.74)	(0.52)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$10.67	$10.83	$10.98	$11.36	$11.78
Total Return(1)	3.47%	3.29%	1.24%	2.89%	5.38%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets	0.49%	0.49%	0.49%	0.49%	0.49%
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets	4.90%	4.60%	4.48%	4.46%	4.40%
Portfolio Turnover Rate	36%	29%	18%	33%	36%
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)	$405,263	$431,008	$442,058	$446,000	$475,954

1 Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any. The total return of the classes may not precisely reflect the class expense differences because of the impact of calculating the net asset values to two decimal places. If net asset values were calculated to three decimal places, the total return differences would more closely reflect the class expense differences. The calculation of net asset values to two decimal places is made in accordance with SEC guidelines and does not result in any gain or loss of value between one class and another.

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California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund

A Class
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended August 31 (except as noted)
	2009	2008(1)
Per-Share Data
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$10.83	$11.10
Income From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income (Loss)	0.48	0.44
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(0.16)	(0.27)
Total From Investment Operations	0.32	0.17
Distributions
From Net Investment Income	(0.48)	(0.44)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$10.67	$10.83
Total Return(2)	3.22%	1.57%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets	0.74%	0.74%(3)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets	4.65%	4.41%(3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate	36%	29%(4)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)	$10,221	$6,166

1 September 28, 2007 (commencement of sale) through August 31, 2008.

2 Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. The total return of the classes may not precisely reflect the class expense differences because of the impact of calculating the net asset values to two decimal places. If net asset values were calculated to three decimal places, the total return differences would more closely reflect the class expense differences. The calculation of net asset values to two decimal places is made in accordance with SEC guidelines and does not result in any gain or loss of value between one class and another.

3 Annualized.

4 Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended August 31, 2008.

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California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund

B Class
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended August 31 (except as noted)
	2009	2008(1)
Per-Share Data
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$10.83	$11.10
Income From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income (Loss)	0.40	0.36
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(0.16)	(0.27)
Total From Investment Operations	0.24	0.09
Distributions
From Net Investment Income	(0.40)	(0.36)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$10.67	$10.83
Total Return(2)	2.44%	0.87%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets	1.49%	1.49%(3)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets	3.90%	3.64%(3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate	36%	29%(4)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)	$26	$25

1 September 28, 2007 (commencement of sale) through August 31, 2008.

2 Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. The total return of the classes may not precisely reflect the class expense differences because of the impact of calculating the net asset values to two decimal places. If net asset values were calculated to three decimal places, the total return differences would more closely reflect the class expense differences. The calculation of net asset values to two decimal places is made in accordance with SEC guidelines and does not result in any gain or loss of value between one class and another.

3 Annualized.

4 Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended August 31, 2008.

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California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund

C Class
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended August 31 (except as noted)
	2009	2008(1)
Per-Share Data
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$10.83	$11.10
Income From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income (Loss)	0.40	0.36
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)	(0.16)	(0.27)
Total From Investment Operations	0.24	0.09
Distributions
From Net Investment Income	(0.40)	(0.36)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$10.67	$10.83
Total Return(2)	2.45%	0.87%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets	1.49%	1.49%(3)
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets	3.90%	3.72%(3)
Portfolio Turnover Rate	36%	29%(4)
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)	$6,362	$1,209

1 September 28, 2007 (commencement of sale) through August 31, 2008.

2 Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any, and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. The total return of the classes may not precisely reflect the class expense differences because of the impact of calculating the net asset values to two decimal places. If net asset values were calculated to three decimal places, the total return differences would more closely reflect the class expense differences. The calculation of net asset values to two decimal places is made in accordance with SEC guidelines and does not result in any gain or loss of value between one class and another.

3 Annualized.

4 Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended August 31, 2008.

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Where to Find More Information

Annual and Semiannual Reports

Annual and semiannual reports contain more information about the fund’s investments and the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the fund’s performance during the most recent fiscal period. This prospectus incorporates by reference the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements included in the fund’s annual report to shareholders, dated August 31, 2009.

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The SAI contains a more detailed legal description of the fund’s operations, investment restrictions, policies and practices. The SAI is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that it is legally part of this prospectus, even if you don’t request a copy.

You may obtain a free copy of the SAI, annual reports and semiannual reports, and you may ask questions about the fund or your accounts, online at americancentury.com, by contacting American Century Investments at the addresses or telephone numbers listed below or by contacting your financial intermediary.

The SEC

You also can get information about the fund (including the SAI) from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC charges a duplicating fee to provide copies of this information.

In person	SEC Public Reference Room, Washington, D.C. Call 202-551-8090 for location and hours.
On the Internet	• EDGAR database at sec.gov • By email request at publicinfo@sec.gov
By mail	SEC Public Reference Section Washington, D.C. 20549-1520

This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell securities of the fund in any state, territory, or other jurisdiction where the fund’s shares have not been registered or qualified for sale, unless such registration or qualification is not required, or under any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful.

Fund Reference	Fund Code	Newspaper Listing
California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund
Investor Class	932	CaLgTF
A Class	162	CaLgTF
B Class	362	CaLgTF
C Class	632	CaLgTF

Investment Company Act File No. 811-3706

American Century Investments americancentury.com
Retail Investors P.O. Box 419200 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6200 1-800-345-2021 or 816-531-5575	Financial Professionals P.O. Box 419786 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6786 1-800-345-6488

CL-PRS-66385   1001

January 1, 2010

American Century Investments

Prospectus

California Tax-Free Bond Fund

   Investor Class (BCITX)

The Securities and Exchange Commission

has not approved or disapproved these securities or

passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any

representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Table of Contents

Fund Summary	2
Investment Objective	2
Fees and Expenses	2
Principal Investments, Principal Risks and Performance	2
Portfolio Management	4
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares	4
Tax Information	5
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries	5
Objectives, Strategies and Risks	6
Basics of Fixed-Income Investing	8
Management	10
Investing Directly with American Century Investments	12
Investing Through a Financial Intermediary	14
Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment	15
Share Price and Distributions	18
Taxes	19
Financial Highlights	21

©2010 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The fund seeks safety of principal and high current income that is exempt from federal and California income taxes.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
	Investor
Maximum Account Maintenance Fee	$25(1)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	Investor
Management Fee	0.48%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	None
Other Expenses	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.49%

1 Applies only to investors whose total eligible investments with American Century Investments are less than $10,000.

Example

The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, that you earn a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
Investor Class	$50	$157	$275	$617

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 36% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investments, Principal Risks and Performance

The portfolio managers primarily buy investment-grade debt securities and, under normal market conditions, will invest at least 80% of the fund’s assets in debt securities that have interest payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. Cities, counties and other municipalities in California and U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico, issue these securities.

The fund may invest in California municipal securities of all maturity ranges, and therefore, its weighted average maturity may fluctuate as the portfolio managers reposition the fund in response to changing market conditions.

Although the fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities, up to 20% of the value of the fund’s net assets may be invested in below investment-grade securities (BB and below). The fund also may invest in securities which, while not rated, are determined by the portfolio managers to be of comparable credit quality to those rated below investment-grade.

When determining whether to sell a security, portfolio managers consider, among other things, current and anticipated changes in interest rates, the credit quality of a particular issuer, comparable alternatives, general market conditions and any other factor deemed relevant by the portfolio managers.

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The fund’s principal risks include

• Interest Rate Risk – Investments in debt securities are also sensitive to interest rate changes. Generally, the value of debt securities and the funds that hold them decline as interest rates rise. The fund’s interest rate risk is moderate under normal market conditions, but it may fluctuate as the portfolio managers reposition the fund in response to changing market conditions.  

• Credit Risk – Debt securities, even investment-grade debt securities, are subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the inability or perceived inability of the issuer to make interest and principal payments will cause the value of the securities to decrease. As a result, the fund’s share price could also decrease. Changes in the credit rating of a debt security held by the fund could have a similar effect.  

• California Economic Risk – The fund will be sensitive to events that affect California’s economy. Significant political or economic developments in California will likely impact virtually all municipal securities issued in the state. Because the fund invests primarily in California municipal securities, it may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.  

• Municipal Securities Risk – The fund invests primarily in municipal securities, it will be sensitive to events that affect municipal markets, including legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. By investing primarily in municipal securities, the fund may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.  

• Liquidity Risk – The fund may also be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund’s share price.  

• Loss of Tax-Exemptions Risk – There is no guarantee that all of the fund’s income will be exempt from federal or state income taxes. Income from municipal bonds held by the fund could be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax laws, adverse interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities, or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer.  

• Principal Loss – At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.

Annual Total Returns

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the fund’s performance from year to year. The table shows how the fund’s average annual returns for the periods shown compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. For current performance information, including yields, please visit americancentury.com.

Sales charges and account fees, if applicable, are not reflected in the bar chart. If those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.

  Highest Performance Quarter (3Q 2002): 4.99%
Lowest Performance Quarter (2Q 2004): -2.17%
As of September 30, 2009, the most recent calendar quarter end, the fund’s Investor Class year-to-date return was 10.79%

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For the calendar year ended December 31, 2008	1 year	5 years	10 years	Inception Date
Investor Class Return Before Taxes	-0.58%	2.21%	3.60%	11/09/1983
Return After Taxes on Distributions	-0.58%	2.21%	3.56%	11/09/1983
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	1.02%	2.48%	3.67%	11/09/1983
Barclays Capital 5-Year General Obligation Index    (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses and taxes)	5.78%	3.65%	4.55%	—

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.

Portfolio Management

Investment Advisor

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

Portfolio Managers

Alan Kruss

Mr. Kruss, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, has shared primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 2006, and has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor in 1997.

Joseph Gotelli

Mr. Gotelli, Portfolio Manager, has shared primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 2008, and has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor in 2008.

Steven M. Permut

Mr. Permut, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, has shared primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 2002, and has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor in 1987.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the fund on any business day through our Web site at americancentury.com, by mail (American Century Investments, P.O. Box 419200, Kansas City, MO 64141-6200), or by telephone at 1-800-345-2021 (Investor Services Representative) or 1-800-345-3533 (Business and Not-For-Profit Plans). Shares may be purchased by electronic bank transfer, by check or by wire. You may receive redemption proceeds by electronic bank transfer or by check.

Unless otherwise specified below, the minimum initial investment amount to open an account is $5,000. Financial intermediaries may open an account with $250, but may require their clients to meet different investment minimums. Broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts and fee based accounts do not have a minimum purchase amount. The minimum initial investment amount for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (CESA) is $5,000 unless the account is opened through a financial intermediary. To establish a CESA, you must exchange from another American Century Investments CESA or roll over a minimum of $5,000 in order to meet the fund’s minimum. The fund is not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans and generally is inappropriate for tax-deferred accounts, such as IRAs and 403(b) custodial accounts.

There is a $50 minimum for subsequent purchases, except that there is no subsequent purchase minimum for financial intermediaries or employer-sponsored retirement plans. For purposes of fund minimums, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs or SARSEPs.

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Tax Information

The fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from regular federal and California income taxes, however, fund distributions may be subject to capital gains tax. A portion of the fund’s distributions may be subject to federal and/or California income taxes or to the federal alternative minimum tax.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank, insurance company, plan sponsor or financial professional), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information.

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Objectives, Strategies and Risks

What is the fund’s investment objective?

The fund seeks safety of principal and high current income that is exempt from federal and California income taxes.

What are the fund’s principal investment strategies?

The portfolio managers primarily buy investment-grade debt securities, and, under normal market conditions, will invest at least 80% of the fund’s assets in debt securities with interest payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. The fund may change this 80% policy only upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders. Cities, counties and other municipalities in California and U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico, usually issue these securities for public projects, such as schools and roads.

Debt securities include fixed-income investments such as notes, bonds, commercial paper and U.S. Treasury securities.

An investment-grade debt security is one that has been rated by an independent rating agency in the top four credit quality categories or determined by the advisor to be of comparable credit quality. The details of the fund’s credit quality standards are described in the statement of additional information.

Municipalities include states, cities, counties, incorporated townships, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories and possessions. They can issue private activity bonds and public purpose bonds.

The fund may invest in California municipal securities of all maturity ranges, and therefore its weighted average maturity may fluctuate as the portfolio managers reposition the fund in response to changing market conditions.

Although the fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities, up to 20% of the value of the fund’s net assets may be invested in below investment-grade securities (BB and below). The fund may also invest in securities which, while not rated, are determined by the portfolio managers to be of comparable credit quality to those rated below investment-grade.

Although not historically part of the core strategy of the fund and unlikely to occur in the future, the portfolio managers are permitted to invest up to 20% of the fund’s assets in debt securities with interest payments that are subject to federal income tax, California income tax and/or the federal alternative minimum tax.

The fund may purchase securities in a number of different ways to seek higher rates of return. For example, by using when-issued and forward commitment transactions, the fund may purchase securities in advance to generate additional income.

In addition to the principal investment strategies described above, the fund also may invest in derivative instruments such as options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and swap agreements (including, but not limited to, credit default swap agreements), or in mortgage- or asset-backed securities, provided that such investments are in keeping with the fund’s investment objective.

In the event of exceptional market or economic conditions, the fund may, as a temporary defensive measure, invest all or a substantial portion of its assets in cash or cash-equivalent securities. To the extent the fund assumes a defensive position, it will not be pursuing its investment objective and may generate taxable income.

When determining whether to sell a security, portfolio managers consider, among other things, current and anticipated changes in interest rates, the credit quality of a particular issuer, comparable alternatives, general market conditions and any other factor deemed relevant by the portfolio managers.

A description of the policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the fund’s portfolio securities is available in the statement of additional information.

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What are the principal risks of investing in the fund?

When interest rates change, the fund’s share value will be affected. Generally, when interest rates rise, the fund’s share value will decline. The opposite is true when interest rates decline. Funds with longer weighted average maturities are more sensitive to interest rate changes. The fund’s interest rate risk is moderate under normal market conditions, but it may fluctuate as the portfolio managers reposition the fund in response to changing market conditions.

Weighted average maturity is described in more detail under Basics of Fixed-Income Investing.

The fund may invest all of its assets in securities rated in the lowest investment-grade category (for example, Baa or BBB). The issuers of these securities are more likely to pose a credit risk, that is, to have problems making interest and principal payments, than issuers of higher-rated securities. The fund may also invest part of its assets in securities rated below investment-grade or that are unrated. By definition, the issuers of many of these securities may have problems making interest and principal payments. Below investment-grade municipal bonds are vulnerable to real or perceived changes in the business climate and can be less liquid and more volatile.

Because the fund invests primarily in California municipal securities, it will be sensitive to events that affect California’s economy. Significant political or economic developments in California will likely impact virtually all municipal securities issued in the state. The fund may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities. For more information about the risks affecting California securities, see the statement of additional information.

Because the fund invests primarily in municipal securities, it will be sensitive to events that affect municipal markets, including legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. By investing primarily in municipal securities, the fund may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.

The fund may be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund’s share price.

The fund’s interest rate, credit and liquidity risks are described in more detail under Basics of Fixed-Income Investing.

There is no guarantee that all of the fund’s income will be exempt from federal or state income taxes. The portfolio managers are permitted to invest up to 20% of the fund’s assets in debt securities with interest payments that are subject to federal income tax, California income tax and/or the federal alternative minimum tax. In addition, income from municipal bonds held by the fund could be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax laws, adverse interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities, or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer.

Although the fund’s use of derivative instruments is limited, be aware that the use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional instruments. Derivatives are subject to a number of risks including, liquidity, interest rate, market, and credit risk. They also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation, the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the risk of default or bankruptcy of the other party to the swap agreement. Gains or losses involving some futures, options, and other derivatives may be substantial — in part because a relatively small price movement in these securities may result in an immediate and substantial gain or loss for a fund.

At any given time your shares may be worth less than the price you paid for them. In other words, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

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Basics of Fixed-Income Investing

Debt Securities

When a fund buys a debt security, also called a fixed-income security, it is essentially lending money to the security’s issuer. Notes, bonds, commercial paper and U.S. Treasury securities are examples of debt securities. After the debt security is first sold by the issuer, it may be bought and sold by other investors. The price of the debt security may rise or fall based on many factors, including changes in interest rates, liquidity and credit quality.

The portfolio managers decide which debt securities to buy and sell by

• determining which debt securities help a fund meet its maturity requirements  

• identifying debt securities that satisfy a fund’s credit quality standards  

• evaluating current economic conditions and assessing the risk of inflation  

• evaluating special features of the debt securities that may make them more or less attractive

Weighted Average Maturity

Like most loans, debt securities eventually must be repaid or refinanced at some date. This date is called the maturity date. The number of days left to a debt security’s maturity date is called the remaining maturity. The longer a debt security’s remaining maturity, generally the more sensitive its price is to changes in interest rates.

Because a bond fund will own many debt securities, the portfolio managers calculate the average of the remaining maturities of all the debt securities the fund owns to evaluate the interest rate sensitivity of the entire portfolio. This average is weighted according to the size of the fund’s individual holdings and is called the weighted average maturity. The following chart shows how portfolio managers would calculate the weighted average maturity for a fund that owned only two debt securities.

	Amount of Security Owned	Percent of Portfolio	Remaining Maturity	Weighted Maturity
Debt Security A	$100,000	25%	4 years	1 year
Debt Security B	$300,000	75%	12 years	9 years
Weighted Average Maturity				10 years

Types of Risk

The basic types of risk the funds face are described below.

Interest Rate Risk

Generally, interest rates and the prices of debt securities move in opposite directions. When interest rates fall, the prices of most debt securities rise; when interest rates rise, prices fall. Because the fund invests primarily in debt securities, changes in interest rates will affect the fund’s performance. This sensitivity to interest rate changes is called interest rate risk.

The degree to which interest rate changes affect fund performance varies and is related to the weighted average maturity of a particular fund. For example, when interest rates rise, you can expect the share value of a long-term bond fund to fall more than that of a short-term bond fund; when rates fall, the opposite is true.

The following table shows the likely effect of a 1% (100 basis points) increase in interest rates on the price of 7% coupon bonds of differing maturities:

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Remaining Maturity	Current Price	Price After 1% Increase	Change in Price
1 year	$100.00	$99.06	-0.94%
3 years	$100.00	$97.38	-2.62%
10 years	$100.00	$93.20	-6.80%
30 years	$100.00	$88.69	-11.31%

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk that an obligation won’t be paid and a loss will result. A high credit rating indicates a high degree of confidence by the rating organization that the issuer will be able to withstand adverse business, financial or economic conditions and make interest and principal payments on time. Generally, a lower credit rating indicates a greater risk of non-payment. A lower rating also may indicate that the issuer has a more senior series of debt securities, which means that if the issuer has difficulties making its payments, the more senior series of debt is first in line for payment. Credit quality may be lower when the issuer has any of the following: a high debt level, a short operating history, a difficult, competitive environment or a less stable cash flow.

The portfolio managers do not invest solely on the basis of a debt security’s credit rating; they also consider other factors, including potential returns. Higher credit ratings usually mean lower interest rate payments, so the managers often purchase debt securities that aren’t the highest rated to increase return. If a fund purchases lower-rated debt securities, it assumes additional credit risk.

Debt securities rated in one of the highest four categories by a nationally recognized securities rating organization are considered investment grade. Although they are considered investment grade, an investment in these debt securities still involves some credit risk because even a AAA rating is not a guarantee of payment. For a complete description of the ratings system, see the statement of additional information. The fund’s credit quality restrictions apply at the time of purchase; the fund will not necessarily sell debt securities if they are downgraded by a rating agency.

Liquidity Risk

Debt securities can become difficult to sell, or less liquid, for a variety of reasons, such as lack of an active trading market. The chance that a fund will have difficulty selling its debt securities is called liquidity risk.

The fund engages in a variety of investment techniques as it pursues its investment objective. Each technique has its own characteristics and may pose some level of risk to the fund. If you would like to learn more about these techniques, please review the statement of additional information before making an investment.

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Management

Who manages the fund?

The Board of Trustees, investment advisor and fund management teams play key roles in the management of the fund.

The Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the fund and meets at least quarterly to review reports about fund operations. Although the Board of Trustees does not manage the fund, it has hired an investment advisor to do so. More than three-fourths of the trustees are independent of the fund’s advisor; that is, they have never been employed by and have no financial interest in the advisor or any of its affiliated companies (other than as shareholders of American Century Investments funds).

The Investment Advisor

The fund’s investment advisor is American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the advisor). The advisor has been managing mutual funds since 1958 and is headquartered at 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.

The advisor is responsible for managing the investment portfolio of the fund and directing the purchase and sale of the investment securities. The advisor also arranges for transfer agency, custody and all other services necessary for the fund to operate.

For the services it provides to the fund, the advisor receives a unified management fee based on a percentage of the daily net assets of each class of shares of the fund. The management fee is calculated daily and paid monthly in arrears. Out of the fund’s fee, the advisor pays all expenses of managing and operating the fund except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses. A portion of the fund’s management fee may be paid by the fund’s advisor to unaffiliated third parties who provide recordkeeping and administrative services that would otherwise be performed by an affiliate of the advisor.

The percentage rate used to calculate the management fee for each class of shares of a fund is determined daily using a two-component formula that takes into account (i) the daily net assets of the accounts managed by the advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund (the “Category Fee”) and (ii) the assets of all funds in the American Century Investments family of funds (the “Complex Fee”). The statement of additional information contains detailed information about the calculation of the management fee.

Management Fees Paid by the Fund to the Advisor as a Percentage of Average Net Assets for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2009	Investor Class
California Tax-Free Bond	0.48%

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the fund’s investment advisory agreement with the advisor is available in the fund’s report to shareholders dated August 31, 2009.

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The Fund Management Team

The advisor uses teams of portfolio managers and analysts, organized by broad investment categories such as money markets, corporate bonds, government bonds and municipal bonds, in its management of fixed-income funds. Designated portfolio managers serve on the firm’s Macro Strategy Team, which is responsible for periodically adjusting each fund’s strategic investment parameters based on economic and market conditions. A fund’s other portfolio managers are responsible for security selection and portfolio construction for the fund within these strategic parameters, as well as compliance with stated investment objectives and cash flow monitoring. Other members of the investment team provide research and analytical support but generally do not make day-to-day investment decisions for the fund.

The individuals listed below are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund.

Alan Kruss

Mr. Kruss, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, joined American Century Investments in 1997.  He became a portfolio manager in 2001. He has shared primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 2006, and has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance from San Francisco State University.

Joseph Gotelli

Mr. Gotelli, Portfolio Manager, joined American Century Investments in 2008.  He has served on teams managing fixed-income investments, including sharing primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 2008. Prior to joining American Century Investments, he spent six years at Franklin Templeton Investments as an assistant portfolio manager.  He has a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Steven M. Permut (Macro Strategy Team Representative)

Mr. Permut, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, joined American Century Investments in 1987.  He became a portfolio manager in 1990.  He has shared primary responsibility for the management of the fund since 2002, and has served on teams managing fixed-income investments since joining the advisor. He has a bachelor’s degree in business and geography from State University of New York – Oneonta and an MBA in finance from Golden Gate University – San Francisco.

The statement of additional information provides additional information about the accounts managed by the portfolio managers, the structure of their compensation, and their ownership of fund securities.

Fundamental Investment Policies

Fundamental investment policies contained in the statement of additional information and the investment objectives of the fund may not be changed without shareholder approval. The Board of Trustees and/or the advisor may change any other policies and investment strategies.

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Investing Directly with American Century Investments

Services Automatically Available to You

Most accounts automatically have access to the services listed under Ways to Manage Your Account when the account is opened. If you do not want these services, see Conducting Business in Writing. If you have questions about the services that apply to your account type, please call us.

Conducting Business in Writing

If you prefer to conduct business in writing only, please call us. If you choose this option, you must provide written instructions to invest, exchange and redeem. All account owners must sign transaction instructions (with signatures guaranteed for redemptions in excess of $100,000). By choosing this option, you are not eligible to enroll for exclusive online account management to waive the account maintenance fee. See Account Maintenance Fee in this section. If you want to add online and telephone services later, you can complete a Service Options form.

Account Maintenance Fee

If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or Institutional Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), we may charge you a $12.50 semiannual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will determine the amount of your total eligible investments twice per year, generally the last Friday in October and April. If the value of those investments is less than $10,000 at that time, we will automatically redeem shares in one of your accounts to pay the $12.50 fee. Please note that you may incur tax liability as a result of the redemption. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. You may enroll for exclusive online account management by visiting americancentury.com.

Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee, but you may be subject to other fees.

Wire Purchases

Current Investors: If you would like to make a wire purchase into an existing account, your bank will need the following information. (To invest in a new fund, please call us first to set up the new account.)

• American Century Investments’ bank information: Commerce Bank N.A., Routing No. 101000019, Account No. 2804918  

• Your American Century Investments account number and fund name  

• Your name  

• The contribution year (for IRAs only)  

• Dollar amount

New Investors: To make a wire purchase into a new account, please complete an application prior to wiring money.

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Ways to Manage Your Account

ONLINE

americancentury.com

Open an account: If you are a current or new investor, you can open an account by completing and submitting our online application. Current investors also can open an account by exchanging shares from another American Century Investments account.

Exchange shares: Exchange shares from another American Century Investments account.

Make additional investments: Make an additional investment into an established American Century Investments account if you have authorized us to invest from your bank account.

Sell shares*: Redeem shares and the proceeds will be electronically transferred to your authorized bank account.

* Online redemptions up to $25,000 per day.

IN PERSON

If you prefer to handle your transactions in person, visit one of our Investor Centers and a representative can help you open an account, make additional investments, and sell or exchange shares.

• 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday  

• 4917 Town Center Drive, Leawood, KS — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday  

• 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

BY TELEPHONE

Investor Services Representative: 1-800-345-2021

Business and Not-For-Profit: 1-800-345-3533

Automated Information Line: 1-800-345-8765

Open an account: If you are a current investor, you can open an account by exchanging shares from another American Century Investments account.

Exchange shares: Call or use our Automated Information Line if you have authorized us to accept telephone instructions. The Automated Information Line is available only to Investor Class shareholders.

Make additional investments: Call or use our Automated Information Line if you have authorized us to invest from your bank account. The Automated Information Line is available only to Investor Class shareholders.

Sell shares: Call a Service Representative.

BY MAIL OR FAX

P.O. Box 419200, Kansas City, MO 64141-6200 — Fax: 816-340-7962

Open an account: Send a signed, completed application and check or money order payable to American Century Investments.

Exchange shares: Send written instructions to exchange your shares from one American Century Investments account to another.

Make additional investments: Send your check or money order for at least $50 with an investment slip or $250 without an investment slip. If you don’t have an investment slip, include your name, address and account number on your check or money order.

Sell shares: Send written instructions or a redemption form to sell shares. Call a Service Representative to request a form.

AUTOMATICALLY

Open an account: Not available.

Exchange shares: Send written instructions to set up an automatic exchange of your shares from one American Century Investments account to another.

Make additional investments: With the automatic investment service, you can purchase shares on a regular basis. You must invest at least $50 per month per account.

Sell shares: You may sell shares automatically by establishing a systematic redemption plan.

See Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment for more information about investing with us.

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Investing Through a Financial Intermediary

If you do business with us through a financial intermediary, your ability to purchase, exchange, redeem and transfer shares will be affected by the policies of that entity. Some policy differences may include

• minimum investment requirements  

• exchange policies  

• fund choices  

• cutoff time for investments  

• trading restrictions

Please contact your financial intermediary for a complete description of its policies. Copies of the funds’ annual reports, semiannual reports and statement of additional information are available from your financial intermediary. The funds are not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans. For more information regarding plan types, please see Buying and Selling Fund Shares in the statement of additional information.

Financial intermediaries include banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and financial professionals.

Certain financial intermediaries perform recordkeeping and administrative services for their clients that would otherwise be performed by American Century Investments’ transfer agent. In some circumstances, the advisor will pay such service providers a fee for performing those services. Also, the advisor and the funds’ distributor may make payments to intermediaries for various additional services, other expenses and/or the intermediaries’ distribution of the fund out of their profits or other available sources. Such payments may be made for one or more of the following: (1) distribution, which may include expenses incurred by intermediaries for their sales activities with respect to the funds, such as preparing, printing and distributing sales literature and advertising materials and compensating registered representatives or other employees of such financial intermediaries for their sales activities, as well as the opportunity for the funds to be made available by such intermediaries; (2) shareholder services, such as providing individual and custom investment advisory services to clients of the financial intermediaries; and (3) marketing and promotional services, including business planning assistance, educating personnel about the funds, and sponsorship of sales meetings, which may include covering costs of providing speakers, meals and other entertainment. The distributor may sponsor seminars and conferences designed to educate intermediaries about the funds and may cover the expenses associated with attendance at such meetings, including travel costs. These payments and activities are intended to provide an incentive to intermediaries to sell the funds by educating them about the funds and helping defray the costs associated with offering the fund. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information. The amount of any payments described by this paragraph is determined by the advisor or the distributor, and all such amounts are paid out of the available assets of the advisor and distributor, and not by you or the funds. As a result, the total expense ratio of the funds will not be affected by any such payments.

Although fund share transactions may be made directly with American Century Investments at no charge, you also may purchase, redeem and exchange fund shares through financial intermediaries that charge a transaction-based or other fee for their services. Those charges are retained by the financial intermediary and are not shared with American Century Investments or the funds.

The funds have authorized certain financial intermediaries to accept orders on each fund’s behalf. American Century Investments has selling agreements with these financial intermediaries requiring them to track the time investment orders are received and to comply with procedures relating to the transmission of orders. Orders must be received by the financial intermediary on a fund’s behalf before the time the net asset value is determined in order to receive that day’s share price. If those orders are transmitted to American Century Investments and paid for in accordance with the selling agreement, they will be priced at the net asset value next determined after your request is received in the form required by the financial intermediary.

See Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment for more information about investing with us.

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Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment

Minimum Initial Investment Amounts

Unless otherwise specified below, the minimum initial investment amount to open an account is $5,000. Financial intermediaries may open an account with $250, but may require their clients to meet different investment minimums. See Investing Through a Financial Intermediary for more information. The fund is not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans and generally is inappropriate for tax-deferred accounts, such as IRAs and 403(b) custodial accounts.

Broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts and/or fee-based accounts	No minimum
Coverdell Education Savings Account (CESA)	$5,000(1)(2)

1 The minimum initial investment for financial intermediaries is $250. Financial intermediaries may have different minimums for their clients.

2 To establish a CESA, you must exchange from another American Century Investments CESA or roll over a minimum of $5,000 in order to meet the fund’s minimum.

Subsequent Purchases

There is a $50 minimum for subsequent purchases. See Ways to Manage Your Account for more information about making additional investments directly with American Century Investments. However, there is no subsequent purchase minimum for financial intermediaries, but financial intermediaries may require their clients to meet different subsequent purchase requirements.

Limitations on Sale

As of the date of this prospectus the fund is registered for sale only in the following states and territories: Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, the Virgin Islands and Guam.

Redemptions

Your redemption proceeds will be calculated using the net asset value (NAV) next determined after we receive your transaction request in good order.

A fund’s net asset value, or NAV, is the price of the fund’s shares.

However, we reserve the right to delay delivery of redemption proceeds up to seven days. For example, each time you make an investment with American Century Investments, there is a seven-day holding period before we will release redemption proceeds from those shares, unless you provide us with satisfactory proof that your purchase funds have cleared. Investments by wire generally require only a one-day holding period. If you change your address, we may require that any redemption request made within 15 days be submitted in writing and be signed by all authorized signers with their signatures guaranteed. If you change your bank information, we may impose a 15-day holding period before we will transfer or wire redemption proceeds to your bank. Please remember, if you request redemptions by wire, $10 will be deducted from the amount redeemed. Your bank also may charge a fee.

In addition, we reserve the right to honor certain redemptions with securities, rather than cash, as described in the next section.

Special Requirements for Large Redemptions

If, during any 90-day period, you redeem fund shares worth more than $250,000 (or 1% of the value of a fund’s assets if that amount is less than $250,000), we reserve the right to pay part or all of the redemption proceeds in excess of this amount in readily marketable securities instead of in cash. The portfolio managers would select these securities from the fund’s portfolio.

We will value these securities in the same manner as we do in computing the fund’s net asset value. We may provide these securities in lieu of cash without prior notice. Also, if payment is made in securities, you may have to pay brokerage or other transaction costs to convert the securities to cash.

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If your redemption would exceed this limit and you would like to avoid being paid in securities, please provide us with an unconditional instruction to redeem at least 15 days prior to the date on which the redemption transaction is to occur. The instruction must specify the dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed and the date of the transaction. This minimizes the effect of the redemption on a fund and its remaining investors.

Redemption of Shares in Accounts Below Minimum

If your account balance falls below the minimum initial investment amount for any reason, American Century Investments reserves the right to redeem the shares in the account and send the proceeds to your address of record. Prior to doing so, we will notify you and give you 60 days to meet the minimum. You also may incur tax liability as a result of the redemption.

Signature Guarantees

A signature guarantee — which is different from a notarized signature — is a warranty that the signature presented is genuine. We may require a signature guarantee for the following transactions.

• You have chosen to conduct business in writing only and would like to redeem over $100,000.  

• Your redemption or distribution check or automatic redemption is made payable to someone other than the account owners.  

• Your redemption proceeds or distribution amount is sent by EFT (ACH or wire) to a destination other than your personal bank account.  

• You are transferring ownership of an account over $100,000.  

• You change your address and request a redemption over $100,000 within 15 days.  

• You change your bank information and request a redemption within 15 days.

We reserve the right to require a signature guarantee for other transactions, at our discretion.

Modifying or Canceling an Investment

Investment instructions are irrevocable. That means that once you have mailed or otherwise transmitted your investment instruction, you may not modify or cancel it. The fund reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares for a period of time and to reject any specific investment (including a purchase by exchange). Additionally, we may refuse a purchase if, in our judgment, it is of a size that would disrupt the management of a fund.

Abusive Trading Practices

Short-term trading and other so-called market timing practices are not defined or explicitly prohibited by any federal or state law. However, short-term trading and other abusive trading practices may disrupt portfolio management strategies and harm fund performance. If the cumulative amount of short-term trading activity is significant relative to a fund’s net assets, the fund may incur trading costs that are higher than necessary as securities are first purchased then quickly sold to meet the redemption request. In such case, the fund’s performance could be negatively impacted by the increased trading costs created by short-term trading if the additional trading costs are significant.

Because of the potentially harmful effects of abusive trading practices, the fund’s Board of Trustees has approved American Century Investments’ abusive trading policies and procedures, which are designed to reduce the frequency and effect of these activities in our funds. These policies and procedures include monitoring trading activity, imposing trading restrictions on certain accounts, imposing redemption fees on certain funds, and using fair value pricing when current market prices are not readily available. Although these efforts are designed to discourage abusive trading practices, they cannot eliminate the possibility that such activity will occur. American Century Investments seeks to exercise its judgment in implementing these tools to the best of its ability in a manner that it believes is consistent with shareholder interests.

American Century Investments uses a variety of techniques to monitor for and detect abusive trading practices. These techniques may vary depending on the type of fund, the class of shares or whether the shares are held directly or indirectly with American Century Investments. They may change from time to time as determined by American Century Investments in its sole discretion. To minimize harm to the funds and their shareholders, we reserve the right to reject any purchase order (including exchanges) from any shareholder we believe has a history of abusive trading or whose trading, in our judgment, has been or may be disruptive to the funds. In making this judgment, we may consider trading done in multiple accounts under common ownership or control.

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Currently, for shares held directly with American Century Investments, we may deem the sale of all or a substantial portion of a shareholder’s purchase of fund shares to be abusive if the sale is made

• within seven days of the purchase, or  

• within 30 days of the purchase, if it happens more than once per year.

To the extent practicable, we try to use the same approach for defining abusive trading for shares held through financial intermediaries. American Century Investments reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to identify other trading practices as abusive and to modify its monitoring and other practices as necessary to deal with novel or unique abusive trading practices.

In addition, American Century Investments reserves the right to accept purchases and exchanges in excess of the trading restrictions discussed above if it believes that such transactions would not be inconsistent with the best interests of fund shareholders or this policy.

American Century Investments’ policies do not permit us to enter into arrangements with fund shareholders that permit such shareholders to engage in frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares. Due to the complexity and subjectivity involved in identifying abusive trading activity and the volume of shareholder transactions American Century Investments handles, there can be no assurance that American Century Investments’ efforts will identify all trades or trading practices that may be considered abusive. American Century Investments monitors aggregate trades placed in omnibus accounts and works with financial intermediaries to identify shareholders engaging in abusive trading practices and impose restrictions to discourage such practices. Because American Century Investments relies on financial intermediaries to provide information and impose restrictions, our ability to monitor and discourage abusive trading practices in omnibus accounts may be dependent upon the intermediaries’ timely performance of such duties.

Your Responsibility for Unauthorized Transactions

American Century Investments and its affiliated companies use procedures reasonably designed to confirm that telephone, electronic and other instructions are genuine. These procedures include recording telephone calls, requesting personalized security codes or other information, and sending confirmation of transactions. If we follow these procedures, we are not responsible for any losses that may occur due to unauthorized instructions. For transactions conducted over the Internet, we recommend the use of a secure Internet browser. In addition, you should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements immediately after you receive them.

A Note About Mailings to Shareholders

To reduce the amount of mail you receive from us, we generally deliver a single copy of fund documents (like shareholder reports, proxies and prospectuses) to investors who share an address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Investors who share an address may also receive account-specific documents (like statements) in a single envelope. If you prefer to receive your documents addressed individually, please call us or your financial professional. For American Century Investments brokerage accounts, please call 1-888-345-2071.

Right to Change Policies

We reserve the right to change any stated investment requirement, including those that relate to purchases, exchanges and redemptions. We also may alter, add or discontinue any service or privilege. Changes may affect all investors or only those in certain classes or groups. In addition, from time to time we may waive a policy on a case-by-case basis, as the advisor deems appropriate.

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Share Price and Distributions

Share Price

American Century Investments will price the fund shares you purchase, exchange or redeem at the net asset value (NAV) next determined after your order is received in good order by the fund’s transfer agent, or other financial intermediary with the authority to accept orders on the fund’s behalf. We determine the NAV of each fund as of the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. On days when the NYSE is closed (including certain U.S. national holidays), we do not calculate the NAV. A fund’s NAV is the current value of the fund’s assets, minus any liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding.

The fund values portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available at its market price. The fund may use third party pricing services to assist in the determination of market value. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or the last quoted ask price, as applicable, except that debt obligations with 60 days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at amortized cost.

If the fund determines that the market price for a portfolio security is not readily available or that the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect the security’s fair value, such security is valued as determined in good faith by the fund’s board or its designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the fund’s board. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use alternate procedures to value a security include, but are not limited to, a debt security has been declared in default, or trading in a security has been halted during the trading day.

If such circumstances occur, the fund will fair value the security if the fair valuation would materially impact the fund’s NAV. While fair value determinations involve judgments that are inherently subjective, these determinations are made in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the fund’s board.

The effect of using fair value determinations is that the fund’s NAV will be based, to some degree, on security valuations that the board or its designee believes are fair rather than being solely determined by the market.

With respect to any portion of the fund’s assets that are invested in one or more open-end management investment companies that are registered with the SEC (known as registered investment companies, or RICs), the fund’s NAV will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such RICs. These RICs are required by law to explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing in their prospectuses.

Distributions

Federal tax laws require the fund to make distributions to its shareholders in order to qualify as a regulated investment company. Qualification as a regulated investment company means that the fund should not be subject to state or federal income tax on amounts distributed. The distributions generally consist of dividends and interest received by a fund, as well as capital gains realized by a fund on the sale of its investment securities.

Capital gains are increases in the values of capital assets, such as stock, from the time the assets are purchased.

The fund pays distributions from net income monthly, and generally pays capital gain distributions, if any, once a year, usually in December. A fund may make more frequent distributions, if necessary, to comply with Internal Revenue Code provisions. The fund intends to designate distributions from net income as exempt-interest dividends. To be eligible to make this designation, at least 50% of the value of the fund’s total assets must consist of tax-exempt interest obligations at the close of each quarter.

You will participate in fund distributions when they are declared, starting the next business day after your purchase is effective. For example, if you purchase shares on a day that a distribution is declared, you will not receive that distribution. If you redeem shares, you will receive any distribution declared on the day you redeem. If you redeem all shares, we will include any distributions received with your redemption proceeds.

For investors investing through taxable accounts, we will reinvest distributions unless you elect to have dividends and/or capital gains sent to another American Century Investments account, to your bank electronically, or to your home address or to another address by check.

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Taxes

Tax-Exempt Income

Most of the income that the fund receives from municipal securities is exempt from California and regular federal income taxes. However, corporate shareholders should be aware that distributions are subject to California’s corporate franchise tax.

Taxable Income

The fund’s investment performance also is based on sources other than income from municipal securities. These investment performance sources, while not the primary source of fund distributions, will generate taxable income to you. Some of these investment performance sources are

• Market Discount Purchases. The fund may buy a tax-exempt security for a price less than the principal amount of the bond. If the price of the bond increases over time, a portion of the gain may be treated as ordinary income and taxable as ordinary income if it is distributed to shareholders.  

• Capital Gains. When the fund sells a security, even a tax-exempt municipal security, it can generate a capital gain or loss, which you must report on your tax return.  

• Temporary Investments. Some temporary investments, such as securities loans and repurchase agreements, can generate taxable income.

Taxability of Distributions

Fund distributions may consist of income, such as dividends and interest earned by a fund from its investments, or capital gains generated by a fund from the sale of its investment securities. Distributions of income are generally exempt from regular federal income tax. However, if distributions are federally taxable, such distributions may be designated as qualified dividend income. If so, and if you meet a minimum required holding period with respect to your shares of the fund, such distributions of income are taxed as long-term capital gains.

Qualified dividend income is a dividend received by a fund from the stock of a domestic or qualifying foreign corporation, provided that the fund has held the stock for a required holding period.

For capital gains and for income distributions designated as qualified dividend income, the following rates apply:

Type of Distribution	Tax Rate for 10% and 15% Brackets	Tax Rate for All Other Brackets
Short-term capital gains	Ordinary Income	Ordinary Income
Long-term capital gains (> 1 year) and Qualified Dividend Income	5%	15%

Unless applicable tax provisions are extended, the maximum tax rates shown in the table above for long-term capital gains and qualified dividend income will be higher beginning in 2011.

If a fund’s distributions exceed its income and capital gains realized during the tax year, all or a portion of the distributions made by the fund in that tax year may be considered taxable income or a return of capital. A return of capital distribution is generally not subject to tax, but will reduce your cost basis in the fund and result in higher realized capital gains (or lower realized capital losses) upon the sale of fund shares.

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The tax status of any distribution of capital gains is determined by how long the fund held the underlying security that was sold, not by how long you have been invested in the fund or whether you reinvest your distributions in additional shares or take them in cash. For taxable accounts, American Century Investments or your financial intermediary will inform you of the tax status of fund distributions for each calendar year in an annual tax mailing.

Distributions also may be subject to state and local taxes. Because everyone’s tax situation is unique, you may want to consult your tax professional about federal, state and local tax consequences.

Taxes on Transactions

Your redemptions—including exchanges to other American Century Investments funds—are subject to capital gains tax. The table above can provide a general guide for your potential tax liability when selling or exchanging fund shares. Short-term capital gains are gains on fund shares you held for 12 months or less. Long-term capital gains are gains on fund shares you held for more than 12 months. If your shares decrease in value, their sale or exchange will result in a long-term or short-term capital loss. However, you should note that loss realized upon the sale or exchange of shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distribution of long-term capital gain and will be disallowed to the extent of any distribution of tax-exempt income to you with respect to those shares. If a loss is realized on the redemption of fund shares, the reinvestment in additional fund shares within 30 days before or after the redemption may be subject to the wash sale rules of the Internal Revenue Code. This may result in a postponement of the recognition of such loss for federal income tax purposes.

If you have not certified to us that your Social Security number or tax identification number is correct and that you are not subject to withholding, we are required to withhold and pay to the IRS the applicable federal withholding tax rate on taxable dividends, capital gains distributions and redemption proceeds.

Buying a Dividend

Purchasing fund shares in a taxable account shortly before a distribution is sometimes known as buying a dividend. In taxable accounts, you must pay income taxes on the distribution whether you reinvest the distribution or take it in cash. In addition, you will have to pay taxes on the distribution whether the value of your investment decreased, increased or remained the same after you bought the fund shares.

The risk in buying a dividend is that a fund’s portfolio may build up taxable gains throughout the period covered by a distribution, as securities are sold at a profit. The fund distributes those gains to you, after subtracting any losses, even if you did not own the shares when the gains occurred.

If you buy a dividend, you incur the full tax liability of the distribution period, but you may not enjoy the full benefit of the gains realized in the fund’s portfolio.

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Financial Highlights

Understanding the Financial Highlights

The table on the next page itemizes what contributed to the changes in share price during the most recent fiscal period. It also shows the changes in share price for this period in comparison to changes over the last five fiscal years.

On a per-share basis, the table includes as appropriate

• share price at the beginning of the period  

• investment income and capital gains or losses  

• distributions of income and capital gains paid to investors  

• share price at the end of the period

The table also includes some key statistics for the period as appropriate

• Total Return – the overall percentage of return of the fund, assuming the reinvestment of all distributions  

• Expense Ratio – the operating expenses of the fund as a percentage of average net assets  

• Net Income Ratio – the net investment income of the fund as a percentage of average net assets  

• Portfolio Turnover – the percentage of the fund’s investment portfolio that is replaced during the period

The Financial Highlights that follow have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. Their Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements are included in the fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

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California Tax-Free Bond Fund

Investor Class
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended August 31
	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
Per-Share Data
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$10.96	$10.92	$11.15	$11.33	$11.41
Income From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income (Loss)	0.44	0.44	0.45	0.46	0.46
Net Realized and    Unrealized Gain (Loss)	0.01	0.04	(0.23)	(0.18)	(0.08)
Total From Investment Operations	0.45	0.48	0.22	0.28	0.38
Distributions
From Net Investment Income	(0.43)	(0.44)	(0.45)	(0.46)	(0.46)
From Net Realized Gains	—	—	—	—(1)	—
Total Distributions	(0.43)	(0.44)	(0.45)	(0.46)	(0.46)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$10.98	$10.96	$10.92	$11.15	$11.33
Total Return(2)	4.32%	4.42%	1.98%	2.58%	3.36%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets	0.49%	0.49%	0.49%	0.49%	0.49%
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets	4.07%	3.96%	4.06%	4.13%	4.02%
Portfolio Turnover Rate	36%	41%	41%	34%	34%
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)	$596,739	$610,976	$462,246	$432,052	$435,887

1 Per-share amount was less than $0.005.

2 Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any.

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Notes

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Where to Find More Information

Annual and Semiannual Reports

Annual and semiannual reports contain more information about the fund’s investments and the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the fund’s performance during the most recent fiscal period. This prospectus incorporates by reference the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements included in the fund’s annual report to shareholders, dated August 31, 2009.

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The SAI contains a more detailed legal description of the fund’s operations, investment restrictions, policies and practices. The SAI is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that it is legally part of this prospectus, even if you don’t request a copy.

You may obtain a free copy of the SAI, annual reports and semiannual reports, and you may ask questions about the fund or your accounts, online at americancentury.com, by contacting American Century Investments at the addresses or telephone numbers listed below or by contacting your financial intermediary.

The SEC

You also can get information about the fund (including the SAI) from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC charges a duplicating fee to provide copies of this information.

In person	SEC Public Reference Room Washington, D.C. Call 202-551-8090 for location and hours.
On the Internet	• EDGAR database at sec.gov • By email request at publicinfo@sec.gov
By mail	SEC Public Reference Section Washington, D.C. 20549-1520

This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell securities of the fund in any state, territory, or other jurisdiction where the fund’s shares have not been registered or qualified for sale, unless such registration or qualification is not required, or under any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful.

Fund Reference	Fund Code	Newspaper Listing
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
Investor Class	931	CaIntTF

Investment Company Act File No. 811-3706

American Century Investments americancentury.com
Retail Investors P.O. Box 419200 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6200 1-800-345-2021 or 816-531-5575	Financial Professionals P.O. Box 419786 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6786 1-800-345-6488

CL-PRS-66420    1001

January 1, 2010

American Century Investments

Prospectus

California Tax-Free Money Market Fund

   Investor Class (BCTXX)

The Securities and Exchange Commission

has not approved or disapproved these securities or

passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any

representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Table of Contents

Fund Summary	2
Investment Objective	2
Fees and Expenses	2
Principal Investments, Principal Risks and Performance	2
Investment Advisor	4
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares	4
Tax Information	4
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries	4
Objectives, Strategies and Risks	5
Basics of Fixed-Income Investing	6
Management	8
Investing Directly with American Century Investments	9
Investing Through a Financial Intermediary	11
Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment	12
Share Price and Distributions	15
Taxes	16
Financial Highlights	18

©2010 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The fund seeks safety of principal and high current income that is exempt from federal and California income taxes.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
	Investor
Maximum Account Maintenance Fee	$25(1)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
	Investor
Management Fee	0.49%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	None
Other Expenses	0.06%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.55%

1 Applies only to investors whose total eligible investments with American Century Investments are less than $10,000.

Example

The example below is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, that you earn a 5% return each year, and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

	1 year	3 years	5 years	10 years
Investor Class	$56	$177	$308	$690

Principal Investments, Principal Risks and Performance

The fund is a money market fund and invests in municipal money market securities. Under normal market conditions, the portfolio managers invest in high-quality, very short-term debt securitiesissued by cities, counties and other municipalities in California and U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico, at least 80% of which have interest payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. A high-quality debt security is one that has been rated by an independent rating agency in its top two credit quality categories or determined by the advisor to be of comparable credit quality.

When determining whether to sell a security, portfolio managers consider, among other things, current and anticipated changes in interest rates, the credit quality of a particular issuer, comparable alternatives, general market conditions and any other factor deemed relevant by the portfolio managers.

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The fund’s principal risks include

• Low Interest – Because high-quality debt securities are among the safest securities available, the interest they pay is among the lowest for income-paying securities. Accordingly, the yield on this fund will likely be lower than the yield on funds that invest in longer-term or lower-quality securities.  

• California Economic Risk – The fund will be sensitive to events that affect California’s economy. Significant political or economic developments in California will likely impact virtually all municipal securities issued in the state. Because the fund invests primarily in California municipal securities, it may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.  

• Municipal Securities Risk – Because the fund invests primarily in municipal securities, it will be sensitive to events that affect municipal markets, including legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. By investing primarily in municipal securities, the fund may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.  

• Interest Rate, Credit and Liquidity Risks – All investments carry risks to some degree. However, the fund's investment parameters are designed to reduce the effects of changes in interest rates, to minimize credit risks and to reduce the effect on the fund of a default of any one issuer. For more information regarding interest rate, credit and liquidity risk, see Objectives, Strategies and Risks in this prospectus.  

• Loss of Tax-Exemptions Risk – There is no guarantee that all of the fund’s income will be exempt from federal or state income taxes. Income from municipal bonds held by the fund could be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax laws, adverse interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities, or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer.  

• Principal Loss – An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in it.

Annual Total Returns

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows changes in the fund’s performance from year to year. The fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. For current performance information, including yields, please visit americancentury.com.

Sales charges and account fees, if applicable, are not reflected in the bar chart. If those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.

  Highest Performance Quarter (2Q 2000): 0.89%
Lowest Performance Quarter (3Q 2003): 0.10%
As of September 30, 2009, the most recent calendar quarter end, the fund’s Investor Class year-to-date return was 0.16%

For the calendar year ended December 31, 2008	1 year	5 years	10 years	Inception Date
Investor Class	1.92%	2.15%	2.06%	11/09/1983

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Investment Advisor

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the fund on any business day through our Web site at americancentury.com, by mail (American Century Investments, P.O. Box 419200, Kansas City, MO 64141-6200), or by telephone at 1-800-345-2021 (Investor Services Representative) or 1-800-345-3533 (Business and Not-For-Profit Plans). Shares may be purchased by electronic bank transfer, by check or by wire. You may receive redemption proceeds by electronic bank transfer or by check.

Unless otherwise specified below, the minimum initial investment amount to open an account is $2,500. Financial intermediaries may open an account with $250, but may require their clients to meet different investment minimums. Broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts and fee based accounts do not have a minimum purchase amount. The minimum initial investment amount for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (CESA) is $2,000 unless the account is opened through a financial intermediary. The fund is not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans and generally is inappropriate for tax-deferred accounts, such as IRAs and 403(b) custodial accounts.

There is a $50 minimum for subsequent purchases, except that there is no subsequent purchase minimum for financial intermediaries or employer-sponsored retirement plans. For purposes of fund minimums, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and SARSEPs.

Tax Information

The fund intends to distribute income that is exempt from regular federal and California income taxes. A portion of the fund’s distributions may be subject to California or federal income taxes or to the federal alternative minimum tax.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank, insurance company, plan sponsor or financial professional), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information.

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Objectives, Strategies and Risks

What is the fund’s investment objective?

The fund seeks safety of principal and high current income that is exempt from federal and California income taxes.

What are the fund’s principal investment strategies?

The fund is a money market fund and invests in municipal money market securities. The fund’s assets are invested in high-quality, very short-term debt securities and, under normal market conditions, at least 80% must have interest payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. The fund may change this 80% policy only upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders. Cities, counties and other municipalities in California and U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico, usually issue these securities for public projects, such as schools and roads. Income from these securities is exempt from regular federal income tax, state tax and the alternative minimum tax.

Debt securities include fixed-income investments such as notes, bonds, commercial paper and U.S. Treasury securities. Very short-term debt securities (those with maturities shorter than 397 days) are called money market instruments.

A high-quality debt security is one that has been rated by an independent rating agency in its top two credit quality categories or determined by the advisor to be of comparable credit quality. The details of the fund’s credit quality standards are described in the statement of additional information.

Municipalities include states, cities, counties, incorporated townships, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories and possessions. They can issue private activity bonds and public purpose bonds.

When determining whether to sell a security, portfolio managers consider, among other things, current and anticipated changes in interest rates, the credit quality of a particular issuer, comparable alternatives, general market conditions and any other factor deemed relevant by the portfolio managers.

A description of the policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the fund’s portfolio securities is available in the statement of additional information.

What are the principal risks of investing in the fund?

Because high-quality, very short-term debt securities are among the safest securities available, the interest they pay is among the lowest for income-paying securities. Accordingly, the yield on the fund will likely be lower than the yield on funds that invest in longer-term or lower-quality securities.

The fund will be sensitive to events that affect California’s economy. Significant political or economic developments in California will likely impact virtually all municipal securities issued in the state. Because the fund invests primarily in California municipal securities, it may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.

Because the fund invests primarily in municipal securities, it will be sensitive to events that affect municipal markets, including legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. By investing primarily in municipal securities, the fund may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe of securities.

Debt securities, even high-quality debt securities, are subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the inability or perceived inability of the issuer to make interest and principal payments will cause the value of the securities to decrease. As a result, the fund’s share price could also decrease. Changes in the credit rating of a debt security held by the fund could have a similar effect.

Investments in debt securities are also sensitive to interest rate changes. Generally, the value of debt securities and funds that hold them decline as interest rates rise. The fund’s investments in very short-term debt securities are designed to minimize this risk. However, a sharp and unexpected rise in interest rates could cause the fund’s price to drop.

The fund may also be subject to liquidity risk. During periods of market turbulence or unusually low trading activity, in order to meet redemptions it may be necessary for the fund to sell securities at prices that could have an adverse effect on the fund’s share price.

There is no guarantee that all of the fund’s income will remain exempt from federal or state income taxes. Income from municipal bonds held by the fund could be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax laws, adverse interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities, or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer.

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Basics of Fixed-Income Investing

Debt Securities

When a fund buys a debt security, also called a fixed-income security, it is essentially lending money to the security’s issuer. Notes, bonds, commercial paper and U.S. Treasury securities are examples of debt securities. After the debt security is first sold by the issuer, it may be bought and sold by other investors. The price of the debt security may rise or fall based on many factors, including changes in interest rates, liquidity and credit quality.

The portfolio managers decide which debt securities to buy and sell by

• determining which debt securities help a fund meet its maturity requirements  

• identifying debt securities that satisfy a fund’s credit quality standards  

• evaluating current economic conditions and assessing the risk of inflation  

• evaluating special features of the debt securities that may make them more or less attractive

Weighted Average Maturity

Like most loans, debt securities eventually must be repaid or refinanced at some date. This date is called the maturity date. The number of days left to a debt security’s maturity date is called the remaining maturity. The longer a debt security’s remaining maturity, generally the more sensitive its price is to changes in interest rates.

Because a bond fund will own many debt securities, the portfolio managers calculate the average of the remaining maturities of all the debt securities the fund owns to evaluate the interest rate sensitivity of the entire portfolio. This average is weighted according to the size of the fund’s individual holdings and is called the weighted average maturity. The following chart shows how portfolio managers would calculate the weighted average maturity for a fund that owned only two debt securities.

	Amount of Security Owned	Percent of Portfolio	Remaining Maturity	Weighted Maturity
Debt Security A	$100,000	25%	60 days	15 days
Debt Security B	$300,000	75%	45 days	34 days
Weighted Average Maturity				49 days

Types of Risk

The basic types of risk the fund faces are described below.

Interest Rate Risk

Generally, interest rates and the prices of debt securities move in opposite directions. When interest rates fall, the prices of most debt securities rise; when interest rates rise, prices fall. Because the fund invests primarily in debt securities, changes in interest rates will affect the fund’s performance. This sensitivity to interest rate changes is called interest rate risk.

The degree to which interest rate changes affect fund performance varies and is related to the weighted average maturity of a particular fund. For example, when interest rates rise, you can expect the share value of a long-term bond fund to fall more than that of a short-term bond fund; when rates fall, the opposite is true.

The following table shows the likely effect of a 1% (100 basis points) increase in interest rates on the price of 7% coupon bonds of differing maturities:

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Remaining Maturity	Current Price	Price After 1% Increase	Change in Price
1 year	$100.00	$99.06	-0.94%
3 years	$100.00	$97.38	-2.62%
10 years	$100.00	$93.20	-6.80%
30 years	$100.00	$88.69	-11.31%

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk that an obligation won’t be paid and a loss will result. A high credit rating indicates a high degree of confidence by the rating organization that the issuer will be able to withstand adverse business, financial or economic conditions and make interest and principal payments on time. Generally, a lower credit rating indicates a greater risk of non-payment. A lower rating also may indicate that the issuer has a more senior series of debt securities, which means that if the issuer has difficulties making its payments, the more senior series of debt is first in line for payment. Credit quality may be lower when the issuer has any of the following: a high debt level, a short operating history, a difficult, competitive environment or a less stable cash flow.

The portfolio managers do not invest solely on the basis of a debt security’s credit rating; they also consider other factors, including potential returns. Higher credit ratings usually mean lower interest rate payments, so the managers often purchase debt securities that aren’t the highest rated to increase return. If a fund purchases lower-rated debt securities, it assumes additional credit risk.

Debt securities rated in one of the highest four categories by a nationally recognized securities rating organization are considered investment grade. Although they are considered investment grade, an investment in these debt securities still involves some credit risk because even a AAA rating is not a guarantee of payment. For a complete description of the ratings system, see the statement of additional information. The fund’s credit quality restrictions apply at the time of purchase; the fund will not necessarily sell debt securities if they are downgraded by a rating agency.

Liquidity Risk

Debt securities can become difficult to sell, or less liquid, for a variety of reasons, such as lack of an active trading market. The chance that a fund will have difficulty selling its debt securities is called liquidity risk.

The fund engages in a variety of investment techniques as it pursues its investment objective. Each technique has its own characteristics and may pose some level of risk to the fund. If you would like to learn more about these techniques, please review the statement of additional information before making an investment.

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Management

Who manages the fund?

The Board of Trustees, investment advisor and fund management teams play key roles in the management of the fund.

The Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the fund and meets at least quarterly to review reports about fund operations. Although the Board of Trustees does not manage the fund, it has hired an investment advisor to do so. More than three-fourths of the trustees are independent of the fund’s advisor; that is, they have never been employed by and have no financial interest in the advisor or any of its affiliated companies (other than as shareholders of American Century Investments funds).

The Investment Advisor

The fund’s investment advisor is American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the advisor). The advisor has been managing mutual funds since 1958 and is headquartered at 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.

The advisor is responsible for managing the investment portfolio of the fund and directing the purchase and sale of its investment securities. The advisor also arranges for transfer agency, custody and all other services necessary for the fund to operate.

For the services it provides to the fund, the advisor receives a unified management fee based on a percentage of the daily net assets of each class of shares of the fund. The management fee is calculated daily and paid monthly in arrears. Out of the fund’s fee, the advisor pays all expenses of managing and operating the fund except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses. A portion of the fund’s management fee may be paid by the fund’s advisor to unaffiliated third parties who provide recordkeeping and administrative services that would otherwise be performed by an affiliate of the advisor.

The percentage rate used to calculate the management fee for each class of shares of a fund is determined daily using a two-component formula that takes into account (i) the daily net assets of the accounts managed by the advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund (the “Category Fee”) and (ii) the assets of all funds in the American Century Investments family of funds (the “Complex Fee”). The statement of additional information contains detailed information about the calculation of the management fee.

Management Fees Paid by the Fund to the Advisor as a Percentage of Average Net Assets for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2009	Investor Class
California Tax-Free Money Market	0.43%

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the fund’s investment advisory agreement with the advisor is available in the fund’s report to shareholders dated August 31, 2009.

Additionally, the advisor may waive the receipt of a portion of the management fee, or may agree to bear fund expenses, to enhance the fund’s yield during periods when fund operating expenses have a significant impact on the fund’s yield due to low interest rates or to assist the advisor’s efforts to maintain a $1.00 net asset value per share. Any such fee waiver or expense reimbursement is voluntary and temporary, and may be revised or terminated at any time by the advisor without notice. There is no guarantee that the fund will maintain a positive yield or a $1.00 net asset value per share.

Fundamental Investment Policies

Fundamental investment policies contained in the statement of additional information and the investment objectives of the fund may not be changed without shareholder approval. The Board of Trustees and/or the advisor may change any other policies and investment strategies.

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Investing Directly with American Century Investments

Services Automatically Available to You

Most accounts automatically have access to the services listed under Ways to Manage Your Account when the account is opened. If you do not want these services, see Conducting Business in Writing. If you have questions about the services that apply to your account type, please call us.

Conducting Business in Writing

If you prefer to conduct business in writing only, please call us. If you choose this option, you must provide written instructions to invest, exchange and redeem. All account owners must sign transaction instructions (with signatures guaranteed for redemptions in excess of $100,000). By choosing this option, you are not eligible to enroll for exclusive online account management to waive the account maintenance fee. See Account Maintenance Fee in this section. If you want to add online and telephone services later, you can complete a Service Options form.

Account Maintenance Fee

If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or Institutional Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), we may charge you a $12.50 semiannual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will determine the amount of your total eligible investments twice per year, generally the last Friday in October and April. If the value of those investments is less than $10,000 at that time, we will automatically redeem shares in one of your accounts to pay the $12.50 fee. Please note that you may incur tax liability as a result of the redemption. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. We will not charge the fee as long as you choose to manage your accounts exclusively online. You may enroll for exclusive online account management by visiting americancentury.com.

Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee, but you may be subject to other fees.

Wire Purchases

Current Investors: If you would like to make a wire purchase into an existing account, your bank will need the following information. (To invest in a new fund, please call us first to set up the new account.)

• American Century Investments’ bank information: Commerce Bank N.A., Routing No. 101000019, Account No. 2804918  

• Your American Century Investments account number and fund name  

• Your name  

• The contribution year (for IRAs only)  

• Dollar amount

New Investors: To make a wire purchase into a new account, please complete an application prior to wiring money.

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Ways to Manage Your Account

ONLINE

americancentury.com

Open an account: If you are a current or new investor, you can open an account by completing and submitting our online application. Current investors also can open an account by exchanging shares from another American Century Investments account.

Exchange shares: Exchange shares from another American Century Investments account.

Make additional investments: Make an additional investment into an established American Century Investments account if you have authorized us to invest from your bank account.

Sell shares*: Redeem shares and the proceeds will be electronically transferred to your authorized bank account.

* Online redemptions up to $25,000 per day.

IN PERSON

If you prefer to handle your transactions in person, visit one of our Investor Centers and a representative can help you open an account, make additional investments, and sell or exchange shares.

• 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday  

• 4917 Town Center Drive, Leawood, KS — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday  

• 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

BY TELEPHONE

Investor Services Representative: 1-800-345-2021

Business and Not-For-Profit: 1-800-345-3533

Automated Information Line: 1-800-345-8765

Open an account: If you are a current investor, you can open an account by exchanging shares from another American Century Investments account.

Exchange shares: Call or use our Automated Information Line if you have authorized us to accept telephone instructions. The Automated Information Line is available only to Investor Class shareholders.

Make additional investments: Call or use our Automated Information Line if you have authorized us to invest from your bank account. The Automated Information Line is available only to Investor Class shareholders.

Sell shares: Call a Service Representative.

BY MAIL OR FAX

P.O. Box 419200, Kansas City, MO 64141-6200 — Fax: 816-340-7962

Open an account: Send a signed, completed application and check or money order payable to American Century Investments.

Exchange shares: Send written instructions to exchange your shares from one American Century Investments account to another.

Make additional investments: Send your check or money order for at least $50 with an investment slip or $250 without an investment slip. If you don’t have an investment slip, include your name, address and account number on your check or money order.

Sell shares: Send written instructions or a redemption form to sell shares. Call a Service Representative to request a form.

AUTOMATICALLY

Open an account: Not available.

Exchange shares: Send written instructions to set up an automatic exchange of your shares from one American Century Investments account to another.

Make additional investments: With the automatic investment service, you can purchase shares on a regular basis. You must invest at least $50 per month per account.

Sell shares: You may sell shares automatically by establishing a systematic redemption plan.

See Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment for more information about investing with us.

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Investing Through a Financial Intermediary

If you do business with us through a financial intermediary, your ability to purchase, exchange, redeem and transfer shares will be affected by the policies of that entity. Some policy differences may include

• minimum investment requirements  

• exchange policies  

• fund choices  

• cutoff time for investments  

• trading restrictions

Please contact your financial intermediary for a complete description of its policies. Copies of the funds’ annual reports, semiannual reports and statement of additional information are available from your financial intermediary. The funds are not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans. For more information regarding plan types, please see Buying and Selling Fund Shares in the statement of additional information.

Financial intermediaries include banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and financial professionals.

Certain financial intermediaries perform recordkeeping and administrative services for their clients that would otherwise be performed by American Century Investments’ transfer agent. In some circumstances, the advisor will pay such service providers a fee for performing those services. Also, the advisor and the funds’ distributor may make payments to intermediaries for various additional services, other expenses and/or the intermediaries’ distribution of the fund out of their profits or other available sources. Such payments may be made for one or more of the following: (1) distribution, which may include expenses incurred by intermediaries for their sales activities with respect to the funds, such as preparing, printing and distributing sales literature and advertising materials and compensating registered representatives or other employees of such financial intermediaries for their sales activities, as well as the opportunity for the funds to be made available by such intermediaries; (2) shareholder services, such as providing individual and custom investment advisory services to clients of the financial intermediaries; and (3) marketing and promotional services, including business planning assistance, educating personnel about the funds, and sponsorship of sales meetings, which may include covering costs of providing speakers, meals and other entertainment. The distributor may sponsor seminars and conferences designed to educate intermediaries about the funds and may cover the expenses associated with attendance at such meetings, including travel costs. These payments and activities are intended to provide an incentive to intermediaries to sell the funds by educating them about the funds and helping defray the costs associated with offering the fund. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the intermediary to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information. The amount of any payments described by this paragraph is determined by the advisor or the distributor, and all such amounts are paid out of the available assets of the advisor and distributor, and not by you or the funds. As a result, the total expense ratio of the funds will not be affected by any such payments.

Although fund share transactions may be made directly with American Century Investments at no charge, you also may purchase, redeem and exchange fund shares through financial intermediaries that charge a transaction-based or other fee for their services. Those charges are retained by the financial intermediary and are not shared with American Century Investments or the funds.

The funds have authorized certain financial intermediaries to accept orders on each fund’s behalf. American Century Investments has selling agreements with these financial intermediaries requiring them to track the time investment orders are received and to comply with procedures relating to the transmission of orders. Orders must be received by the financial intermediary on a fund’s behalf before the time the net asset value is determined in order to receive that day’s share price. If those orders are transmitted to American Century Investments and paid for in accordance with the selling agreement, they will be priced at the net asset value next determined after your request is received in the form required by the financial intermediary.

See Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment for more information about investing with us.

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Additional Policies Affecting Your Investment

Minimum Initial Investment Amounts

Unless otherwise specified below, the minimum initial investment amount to open an account is $2,500. Financial intermediaries may open an account with $250, but may require their clients to meet different investment minimums. See Investing Through a Financial Intermediary for more information. The fund is not available for employer-sponsored retirement plans and generally is inappropriate for tax-deferred accounts, such as IRAs and 403(b) custodial accounts.

Broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts and/or fee-based accounts	No minimum
Coverdell Education Savings Account (CESA)	$2,000(1)

1 The minimum initial investment for financial intermediaries is $250. Financial intermediaries may have different minimums for their clients.

Subsequent Purchases

There is a $50 minimum for subsequent purchases. See Ways to Manage Your Account for more information about making additional investments directly with American Century Investments. However, there is no subsequent purchase minimum for financial intermediaries, but financial intermediaries may require their clients to meet different subsequent purchase requirements.

Limitations on Sale

As of the date of this prospectus the fund is registered for sale only in the following states and territories: Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, the Virgin Islands and Guam.

Redemptions

Your redemption proceeds will be calculated using the net asset value (NAV) next determined after we receive your transaction request in good order.

A fund’s net asset value, or NAV, is the price of the fund’s shares.

However, we reserve the right to delay delivery of redemption proceeds up to seven days. For example, each time you make an investment with American Century Investments, there is a seven-day holding period before we will release redemption proceeds from those shares, unless you provide us with satisfactory proof that your purchase funds have cleared. We will not honor checks written against shares subject to this seven-day holding period. Investments by wire generally require only a one-day holding period. If you change your address, we may require that any redemption request made within 15 days be submitted in writing and be signed by all authorized signers with their signatures guaranteed. If you change your bank information, we may impose a 15-day holding period before we will transfer or wire redemption proceeds to your bank. Please remember, if you request redemptions by wire, $10 will be deducted from the amount redeemed. Your bank also may charge a fee.

In addition, we reserve the right to honor certain redemptions with securities, rather than cash, as described in the next section.

Special Requirements for Large Redemptions

If, during any 90-day period, you redeem fund shares worth more than $250,000 (or 1% of the value of a fund’s assets if that amount is less than $250,000), we reserve the right to pay part or all of the redemption proceeds in excess of this amount in readily marketable securities instead of in cash. The portfolio managers would select these securities from the fund’s portfolio.

We will value these securities in the same manner as we do in computing the fund’s net asset value. We may provide these securities in lieu of cash without prior notice. Also, if payment is made in securities, you may have to pay brokerage or other transaction costs to convert the securities to cash.

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If your redemption would exceed this limit and you would like to avoid being paid in securities, please provide us with an unconditional instruction to redeem at least 15 days prior to the date on which the redemption transaction is to occur. The instruction must specify the dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed and the date of the transaction. This minimizes the effect of the redemption on a fund and its remaining investors.

Redemption of Shares in Accounts Below Minimum

If your account balance falls below the minimum initial investment amount for any reason, American Century Investments reserves the right to redeem the shares in the account and send the proceeds to your address of record. Prior to doing so, we will notify you and give you 60 days to meet the minimum. You also may incur tax liability as a result of the redemption.

Signature Guarantees

A signature guarantee — which is different from a notarized signature — is a warranty that the signature presented is genuine. We may require a signature guarantee for the following transactions.

• You have chosen to conduct business in writing only and would like to redeem over $100,000.  

• Your redemption or distribution check or automatic redemption is made payable to someone other than the account owners.  

• Your redemption proceeds or distribution amount is sent by EFT (ACH or wire) to a destination other than your personal bank account.  

• You are transferring ownership of an account over $100,000.  

• You change your address and request a redemption over $100,000 within 15 days.  

• You change your bank information and request a redemption within 15 days.

We reserve the right to require a signature guarantee for other transactions, at our discretion.

Modifying or Canceling an Investment

Investment instructions are irrevocable. That means that once you have mailed or otherwise transmitted your investment instruction, you may not modify or cancel it. The fund reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares for a period of time and to reject any specific investment (including a purchase by exchange). Additionally, we may refuse a purchase if, in our judgment, it is of a size that would disrupt the management of a fund.

Abusive Trading Practices

Short-term trading and other so-called market timing practices are not defined or explicitly prohibited by any federal or state law. However, short-term trading and other abusive trading practices may disrupt portfolio management strategies and harm fund performance. If the cumulative amount of short-term trading activity is significant relative to a fund’s net assets, the fund may incur trading costs that are higher than necessary as securities are first purchased then quickly sold to meet the redemption request. In such case, the fund’s performance could be negatively impacted by the increased trading costs created by short-term trading if the additional trading costs are significant.

Because of the potentially harmful effects of abusive trading practices, the fund’s Board of Trustees has approved American Century Investments’ abusive trading policies and procedures, which are designed to reduce the frequency and effect of these activities in our funds. These policies and procedures include monitoring trading activity, imposing trading restrictions on certain accounts, imposing redemption fees on certain funds, and using fair value pricing when current market prices are not readily available. Although these efforts are designed to discourage abusive trading practices, they cannot eliminate the possibility that such activity will occur. American Century Investments seeks to exercise its judgment in implementing these tools to the best of its ability in a manner that it believes is consistent with shareholder interests.

For money market funds, American Century Investments anticipates that shareholders will purchase and sell shares frequently because these funds are designed to offer investors a liquid investment. Accordingly, American Century Investments has determined that it is not necessary to monitor trading activity or impose trading restrictions on money market fund shares and these funds accommodate frequent trading. However, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify monitoring and other practices as necessary to deal with novel or unique abusive trading practices.

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Your Responsibility for Unauthorized Transactions

American Century Investments and its affiliated companies use procedures reasonably designed to confirm that telephone, electronic and other instructions are genuine. These procedures include recording telephone calls, requesting personalized security codes or other information, and sending confirmation of transactions. If we follow these procedures, we are not responsible for any losses that may occur due to unauthorized instructions. For transactions conducted over the Internet, we recommend the use of a secure Internet browser. In addition, you should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements immediately after you receive them.

A Note About Mailings to Shareholders

To reduce the amount of mail you receive from us, we generally deliver a single copy of fund documents (like shareholder reports, proxies and prospectuses) to investors who share an address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Investors who share an address may also receive account-specific documents (like statements) in a single envelope. If you prefer to receive your documents addressed individually, please call us or your financial professional. For American Century Investments brokerage accounts, please call 1-888-345-2071.

Right to Change Policies

We reserve the right to change any stated investment requirement, including those that relate to purchases, exchanges and redemptions. We also may alter, add or discontinue any service or privilege. Changes may affect all investors or only those in certain classes or groups. In addition, from time to time we may waive a policy on a case-by-case basis, as the advisor deems appropriate.

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Share Price and Distributions

Share Price

American Century Investments will price the fund shares you purchase, exchange or redeem at the net asset value (NAV) next determined after your order is received in good order by the fund’s transfer agent, or other financial intermediary with the authority to accept orders on the fund’s behalf. We determine the NAV of each fund as of the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. On days when the NYSE is closed (including certain U.S. national holidays), we do not calculate the NAV. A fund’s NAV is the current value of the fund’s assets, minus any liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding.

The fund’s portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost. This means the securities are initially valued at their cost when purchased. After the initial purchase, the difference between the purchase price and the known value at maturity will be reduced at a constant rate until maturity. This valuation will be used regardless of the impact of interest rates on the market value of the security. The board has adopted procedures to ensure that this type of pricing is fair to the fund’s investors.

Distributions

Federal tax laws require the fund to make distributions to its shareholders in order to qualify as a regulated investment company. Qualification as a regulated investment company means that the fund should not be subject to state or federal income tax on amounts distributed. The distributions generally consist of dividends and interest received by a fund, as well as capital gains realized by a fund on the sale of its investment securities.

Capital gains are increases in the values of capital assets, such as stock, from the time the assets are purchased.

The fund declares distributions from net income daily. These distributions are paid on the last business day of each month. Distributions are reinvested automatically in additional shares unless you choose another option. The fund intends to designate distributions from net income as exempt-interest dividends. To be eligible to make this designation, at least 50% of the value of the fund’s total assets must consist of tax-exempt interest obligations at the close of each quarter.

Except as described in the next paragraph, you will begin to participate in fund distributions the next business day after your purchase is effective. If you redeem shares, you will receive the distribution declared for the day you redeem.

You will begin to participate in fund distributions on the day your instructions to purchase are received if you

• notify us of your purchase prior to 11 a.m. Central time AND  

• pay for your purchase by bank wire transfer prior to 3 p.m. Central time on the same day.

Also, we will wire your redemption proceeds to you by the end of the business day if you request your redemption before 11 a.m. Central time.

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Taxes

Tax-Exempt Income

Most of the income that the fund receives from municipal securities is exempt from California and regular federal income taxes. However, corporate shareholders should be aware that distributions are subject to California’s corporate franchise tax.

Taxable Income

The fund’s investment performance also is based on sources other than income from municipal securities. These investment performance sources, while not the primary source of fund distributions, will generate taxable income to you. Some of these investment performance sources are

• Market Discount Purchases. The fund may buy a tax-exempt security for a price less than the principal amount of the bond. If the price of the bond increases over time, a portion of the gain may be treated as ordinary income and taxable as ordinary income if it is distributed to shareholders.  

• Capital Gains. When the fund sells a security, even a tax-exempt municipal security, it can generate a capital gain or loss, which you must report on your tax return.  

• Temporary Investments. Some temporary investments, such as securities loans and repurchase agreements, can generate taxable income.

Taxability of Distributions

Fund distributions may consist of income, such as dividends and interest earned by a fund from its investments, or capital gains generated by a fund from the sale of its investment securities. Distributions of income are generally exempt from regular federal income tax. However, if distributions are federally taxable, such distributions may be designated as qualified dividend income. If so, and if you meet a minimum required holding period with respect to your shares of the fund, such distributions of income are taxed as long-term capital gains.

Qualified dividend income is a dividend received by a fund from the stock of a domestic or qualifying foreign corporation, provided that the fund has held the stock for a required holding period.

For capital gains and for income distributions designated as qualified dividend income, the following rates apply:

Type of Distribution	Tax Rate for 10% and 15% Brackets	Tax Rate for All Other Brackets
Short-term capital gains	Ordinary Income	Ordinary Income
Long-term capital gains (> 1 year) and Qualified Dividend Income	5%	15%

Unless applicable tax provisions are extended, the maximum tax rates shown in the table above for long-term capital gains and qualified dividend income will be higher beginning in 2011.

If a fund’s distributions exceed its income and capital gains realized during the tax year, all or a portion of the distributions made by the fund in that tax year may be considered taxable income or a return of capital. A return of capital distribution is generally not subject to tax, but will reduce your cost basis in the fund and result in higher realized capital gains (or lower realized capital losses) upon the sale of fund shares.

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The tax status of any distribution of capital gains is determined by how long the fund held the underlying security that was sold, not by how long you have been invested in the fund or whether you reinvest your distributions in additional shares or take them in cash. For taxable accounts, American Century Investments or your financial intermediary will inform you of the tax status of fund distributions for each calendar year in an annual tax mailing.

Distributions also may be subject to state and local taxes. Because everyone’s tax situation is unique, you may want to consult your tax professional about federal, state and local tax consequences.

Taxes on Transactions

Your redemptions—including exchanges to other American Century Investments funds—are subject to capital gains tax. The table above can provide a general guide for your potential tax liability when selling or exchanging fund shares. Short-term capital gains are gains on fund shares you held for 12 months or less. Long-term capital gains are gains on fund shares you held for more than 12 months. If your shares decrease in value, their sale or exchange will result in a long-term or short-term capital loss. However, you should note that loss realized upon the sale or exchange of shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distribution of long-term capital gain and will be disallowed to the extent of any distribution of tax-exempt income to you with respect to those shares. If a loss is realized on the redemption of fund shares, the reinvestment in additional fund shares within 30 days before or after the redemption may be subject to the wash sale rules of the Internal Revenue Code. This may result in a postponement of the recognition of such loss for federal income tax purposes.

If you have not certified to us that your Social Security number or tax identification number is correct and that you are not subject to withholding, we are required to withhold and pay to the IRS the applicable federal withholding tax rate on taxable dividends, capital gains distributions and redemption proceeds.

Buying a Dividend

Purchasing fund shares in a taxable account shortly before a distribution is sometimes known as buying a dividend. In taxable accounts, you must pay income taxes on the distribution whether you reinvest the distribution or take it in cash. In addition, you will have to pay taxes on the distribution whether the value of your investment decreased, increased or remained the same after you bought the fund shares.

The risk in buying a dividend is that a fund’s portfolio may build up taxable gains throughout the period covered by a distribution, as securities are sold at a profit. The fund distributes those gains to you, after subtracting any losses, even if you did not own the shares when the gains occurred.

If you buy a dividend, you incur the full tax liability of the distribution period, but you may not enjoy the full benefit of the gains realized in the fund’s portfolio.

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Financial Highlights

Understanding the Financial Highlights

The table on the next page itemizes what contributed to the changes in share price during the most recent fiscal period. It also shows the changes in share price for this period in comparison to changes over the last five fiscal years.

On a per-share basis, the table includes as appropriate

• share price at the beginning of the period  

• investment income and capital gains or losses  

• distributions of income and capital gains paid to investors  

• share price at the end of the period

The table also includes some key statistics for the period as appropriate

• Total Return – the overall percentage of return of the fund, assuming the reinvestment of all distributions  

• Expense Ratio – the operating expenses of the fund as a percentage of average net assets  

• Net Income Ratio – the net investment income of the fund as a percentage of average net assets  

• Portfolio Turnover – the percentage of the fund’s investment portfolio that is replaced during the period

The Financial Highlights that follow have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. Their Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements are included in the fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

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California Tax-Free Money Market Fund

Investor Class
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended August 31
	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
Per-Share Data
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00
Income From Investment Operations
Net Investment Income (Loss)	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.02
Distributions
From Net Investment Income	(0.01)	(0.02)	(0.03)	(0.03)	(0.02)
From Net Realized Gains	—	—(1)	—	—	—
Total Distributions	(0.01)	(0.02)	(0.03)	(0.03)	(0.02)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00
Total Return(2)	0.77%	2.38%	3.16%	2.70%	1.54%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets	0.49%(3)	0.47%(3)	0.49%(3)	0.52%(3)	0.52%
Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average Net Assets (Before Expense Waiver)	0.55%	0.51%	0.51%	0.52%	0.52%
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets	0.83%(3)	2.32%(3)	3.12%(3)	2.64%(3)	1.53%
Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets (Before Expense Waiver)	0.77%	2.28%	3.10%	2.64%	1.53%
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)	$439,637	$580,049	$552,347	$530,013	$617,356

1 Per-share amount was less than $0.005.

2 Total return assumes reinvestment of net investment income and capital gains distributions, if any.

3 Effective August 1, 2006, the investment advisor voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its management fee.

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Where to Find More Information

Annual and Semiannual Reports

Annual and semiannual reports contain more information about the fund’s investments and the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the fund’s performance during the most recent fiscal period. This prospectus incorporates by reference the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements included in the fund’s annual report to shareholders, dated August 31, 2009.

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The SAI contains a more detailed legal description of the fund’s operations, investment restrictions, policies and practices. The SAI is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that it is legally part of this prospectus, even if you don’t request a copy.

You may obtain a free copy of the SAI, annual reports and semiannual reports, and you may ask questions about the fund or your accounts, online at americancentury.com, by contacting American Century Investments at the addresses or telephone numbers listed below or by contacting your financial intermediary.

The SEC

You also can get information about the fund (including the SAI) from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC charges a duplicating fee to provide copies of this information.

In person	SEC Public Reference Room Washington, D.C. Call 202-551-8090 for location and hours.
On the Internet	• EDGAR database at sec.gov • By email request at publicinfo@sec.gov
By mail	SEC Public Reference Section Washington, D.C. 20549-1520

This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell securities of the fund in any state, territory, or other jurisdiction where the fund’s shares have not been registered or qualified for sale, unless such registration or qualification is not required, or under any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful.

Fund Reference	Fund Code	Newspaper Listing
California Tax-Free Money Market Fund
Investor Class	930	AmC CATF

Investment Company Act File No. 811-3706

American Century Investments americancentury.com
Retail Investors P.O. Box 419200 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6200 1-800-345-2021 or 816-531-5575	Financial Professionals P.O. Box 419786 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6786 1-800-345-6488

CL-PRS-66421    1001

January 1, 2010

American Century Investments

Statement of Additional Information

American Century California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds

California High-Yield Municipal Fund

Investor Class (BCHYX)

A Class (CAYAX)

B Class (CAYBX) (closed)

C Class (CAYCX)

California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund

Investor Class (BCLTX)

A Class (ALTAX)

B Class (ALQBX) (closed)

C Class (ALTCX)

California Tax-Free Bond Fund

Investor Class (BCITX)

California Tax-Free Money Market Fund

Investor Class (BCTXX)

This statement of additional information adds to the discussion in the funds’ prospectuses dated

January 1, 2010, but is not a prospectus. The statement of additional information should be

read in conjunction with the funds’ current prospectuses. If you would like a copy of a

prospectus, please contact us at one of the addresses or telephone numbers listed on the

back cover or visit American Century Investments’ Web site at americancentury.com.

This statement of additional information incorporates by reference certain information

that appears in the funds’ annual reports, which are delivered to all shareholders.

You may obtain a free copy of the funds’ annual reports by calling 1-800-345-2021.

©2010 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

Table of Contents

The Funds’ History	2
Fund Investment Guidelines	2
California High-Yield Municipal Fund	3
California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund, California Tax-Free Bond Fund	3
California Tax-Free Money Market Fund	4
Fund Investments and Risks	4
Investment Strategies and Risks	4
Investment Policies	24
Temporary Defensive Measures	26
Portfolio Turnover	26
Management	26
The Board of Trustees	29
Ownership of Fund Shares	31
Code of Ethics	32
Proxy Voting Guidelines	32
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings	33
The Funds’ Principal Shareholders	37
Service Providers	39
Investment Advisor	39
Portfolio Managers	42
Transfer Agent And Administrator	45
Sub-Administrator	45
Distributor	45
Custodian Banks	45
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	45
Brokerage Allocation	46
Regular Broker-Dealers	47
Information About Fund Shares	47
Multiple Class Structure	48
Buying and Selling Fund Shares	51
Valuation of a Fund’s Securities	52
Money Market Fund	52
Non-Money Market Funds	52
Taxes	53
Federal Income Tax	53
Alternative Minimum Tax	55
State and Local Taxes	55
Financial Statements	55
Explanation of Fixed-Income Securities Ratings	56

The Funds’ History

American Century California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds is a registered open-end management investment company that was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on February 18, 1983. From then until January 1997, it was known as Benham California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds. Throughout this statement of additional information, we refer to American Century California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds as the trust.

Each fund is a separate series of the trust and operates for many purposes as if it were an independent company. Each fund has its own investment objective, strategy, management team, assets, and tax identification and stock registration number.

Effective January 1, 2006, the California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Fund was renamed the California Tax-Free Bond Fund.

Fund/Class	Ticker Symbol	Inception Date
California High-Yield Municipal Fund
Investor Class	BCHYX	12/30/1986
A Class	CAYAX	01/31/2003
B Class	CAYBX	01/31/2003
C Class	CAYCX	01/31/2003
California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund
Investor Class	BCLTX	11/09/1983
A Class	ALTAX	09/28/2007
B Class	ALQBX	09/28/2007
C Class	ALTCX	09/28/2007
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
Investor Class	BCITX	11/09/1983
California Tax-Free Money Market Fund
Investor Class	BCTXX	11/09/1983

Fund Investment Guidelines

This section explains the extent to which the funds’ advisor, American Century Investment Management, Inc., can use various investment vehicles and strategies in managing a fund’s assets. Descriptions of the investment techniques and risks associated with each appear in the section, Investment Strategies and Risks, which begins on page 4. In the case of the funds’ principal investment strategies, these descriptions elaborate upon the discussion contained in the prospectuses.

Each fund is diversified as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Investment Company Act), with the exception of California High-Yield Municipal Fund which is non-diversified. Diversified means that, with respect to 75% of its total assets, a fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of a single issuer or own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of a single issuer (other than U.S. government securities and securities of other investment companies). Nondiversified means that a fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of securities than a diversified fund.

To meet federal tax requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company, each fund must limit its investments so that at the close of each quarter of its taxable year (1) no more than 25% of its total assets are invested in the securities of a single issuer (other than the U.S. government or a regulated investment company), and (2) with respect to at least 50% of its total assets, no more than 5% of its total assets are invested in the securities of a single issuer (other than the U.S. government or a regulated investment company) and it does not own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of a single issuer.

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California Tax-Free Money Market operates pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which permits the valuation of portfolio securities on the basis of amortized cost. To rely on Rule 2a-7, the fund must comply with the definition of diversified under the rule.

Each fund intends to remain fully invested in municipal obligations. As a fundamental policy, each fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in California municipal obligations. A municipal obligation is a “California” municipal obligation if its income is exempt from California state income taxes. This includes obligations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its public corporations (as well as other territories such as Guam and the Virgin Islands), which are exempt from federal and California state income taxes.

The remaining 20% of net assets may be invested in

(1)	municipal obligations issued in other states and
(2)	U.S. government obligations.

For temporary defensive purposes, each fund may invest more than 20% of its net assets in U.S. government obligations. For liquidity purposes, each fund may invest up to 5% of its total assets in shares of money market funds; the non-money market funds may invest in money market funds managed by the advisor.

Each fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in obligations with interest exempt from regular federal income tax. California High-Yield Municipal, unlike the other funds, may invest substantially all of its assets in securities that are subject to the alternative minimum tax. See Alternative Minimum Tax, page 55.

For an explanation of the securities ratings referred to in the prospectuses and this statement of additional information, see Explanation of Fixed-Income Securities Ratings beginning on page 56.

California High-Yield Municipal Fund

Under normal market conditions, California High-Yield Municipal invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities with income payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. Although California High-Yield Municipal typically invests a significant portion of its assets in investment-grade bonds, the advisor does not adhere to specific rating criteria in selecting investments for this fund. The fund invests in securities rated or judged by the advisor to be below investment-grade quality (e.g., bonds rated BB/Ba or lower, which are sometimes referred to as junk bonds) or unrated bonds.

Many issuers of medium- and lower-quality bonds choose not to have their obligations rated and a large portion of California High-Yield Municipal’s portfolio may consist of obligations that, when acquired, were not rated. Unrated securities may be less liquid than comparable rated securities and may involve the risk that the portfolio managers may not accurately evaluate the security’s comparative credit rating. Analyzing the creditworthiness of issuers of lower-quality, unrated bonds may be more complex than analyzing the creditworthiness of issuers of higher-quality bonds. There is no limit to the percentage of assets the fund may invest in unrated securities. The fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in securities that are in technical or monetary default.

California High-Yield Municipal may invest in investment-grade municipal obligations if the advisor considers it appropriate to do so. Investments of this nature may be made due to market considerations (e.g., a limited supply of medium- and lower-grade municipal obligations) or to increase liquidity of the fund. Investing in high-grade obligations may lower the fund’s return.

California High-Yield Municipal may purchase private activity municipal securities. The interest from these securities is treated as a tax-preference item in calculating federal AMT liability. The fund is not limited in its investments in securities that are subject to the AMT. Therefore, the fund is better suited for investors who do not expect alternative minimum tax liability. See Taxes, page 38.

California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund

California Tax-Free Bond Fund

Under normal market conditions, California Long-Term Tax-Free and California Tax-Free Bond invest at least 80% of the value of their respective net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in a portfolio of investment grade municipal obligations with interest payments exempt from federal and California income taxes. The funds differ in their maturity criteria as stated in the prospectus. At least 80% of the funds will be invested in

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• municipal bonds rated, when acquired, within the four highest categories designated by a rating agency  

• municipal notes (including variable-rate demand obligations) and tax-exempt commercial paper that is rated, when acquired, within the two highest categories designated by a rating agency  

• unrated obligations judged by the advisor to be of a quality comparable to the securities listed above.

Up to 20% of the funds’ respective net assets may be invested in securities rated below investment-grade quality. Many issuers of medium- and lower-quality bonds choose not to have their obligations rated and a portion of each fund’s portfolio may consist of obligations that, when acquired, were not rated. Unrated securities may be less liquid than comparable rated securities and may involve the risk that the portfolio managers may not accurately evaluate the security’s comparative credit quality. Analyzing the creditworthiness of issuers of lower-quality, unrated bonds may be more complex than analyzing the creditworthiness of issuers of higher-quality bonds. The funds also may invest in securities that are in technical or monetary default.

California Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Tax-Free Money Market seeks to maintain a $1 share price, although there is no guarantee it will be able to do so. Shares of the fund are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. The money market fund may be appropriate for investors seeking share price stability who can accept the lower yields that short-term obligations typically provide.

In selecting investments for the money market fund, the advisor adheres to regulatory guidelines concerning the quality and maturity of money market fund investments as well as to internal guidelines designed to minimize credit risk. In particular, the fund:

• buys only U.S. dollar-denominated obligations with remaining maturities of 397 days or less (and variable- and floating-rate obligations with demand features that effectively shorten their maturities to 397 days or less),  

• maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of 90 days or less, and  

• restricts its investments to high-quality obligations determined by the advisor, pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees, to present minimal credit risks.

To be considered high-quality, an obligation must be

• a U.S. government obligation, or  

• rated (or of an issuer rated with respect to a class of comparable short-term obligations) in one of the two highest rating categories for short-term obligations by at least two nationally recognized statistical rating agencies (or one if only one has rated the obligation), or  

• an unrated obligation judged by the advisor, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees, to be of a quality comparable to the securities listed above.

Fund Investments and Risks

Investment Strategies and Risks

This section describes the investment vehicles and techniques the portfolio managers can use in managing a fund’s assets. It also details the risks associated with each, because each investment vehicle and technique contributes to a fund’s overall risk profile.

Concentration in Types of Municipal Activities

From time to time, a significant portion of a fund’s assets may be invested in municipal obligations that are related to the extent that economic, business or political developments affecting one of these obligations could affect the other obligations in a similar manner.

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For example, if a fund invested a significant portion of its assets in utility bonds and a state or federal government agency or legislative body promulgated or enacted new environmental protection requirements for utility providers, projects financed by utility bonds could suffer as a group. Additional financing might be required to comply with the new environmental requirements, and outstanding debt might be downgraded in the interim. Among other factors that could negatively affect bonds issued to finance similar types of projects are state and federal legislation regarding financing for municipal projects, pending court decisions relating to the validity or means of financing municipal projects, material or manpower shortages, and declining demand for projects or facilities financed by the municipal bonds.

About the Risks Affecting California Municipal Securities

As noted in the prospectus, the funds are susceptible to political, economic and regulatory events that affect issuers of California municipal obligations. These include possible adverse effects of California constitutional amendments, legislative measures, voter initiatives and other matters described below.

The following information about risk factors is provided in view of the funds’ policies of concentrating their assets in California municipal securities. This information is based on recent official statements relating to securities offerings of California issuers, although it does not constitute a complete description of the risks associated with investing in securities of these issuers. While the advisor has not independently verified the information contained in the official statements, it has no reason to believe the information is inaccurate.

Economic Overview

California’s economy, the largest among the 50 states and one of the largest in the world, has major components in high technology, trade, entertainment, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, construction and services.

Since the summer of 2007 the state’s economy has been experiencing the most significant economic downturn and financial pressure since the Great Depression of the 1930s. From July 2007 to June 2009 the state has lost an estimated 736,300 jobs or 4.3% of its workforce. The unemployment rate as of July 2009 was 11.9% vs. a 5.5% rate in August 2007. The housing bubble in California was among one of the largest in the nation as median home prices from 1996 to 2006 increased more than 230% to $500,000. Since 2006, prices have declined by approximately 50% with the median home price as of June 2009 falling below $250,000. Personal income for the state fell in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. The rate of contraction was also lower in the first quarter of 2009.  In the first quarter of 2009, personal income was down 0.2% from a year earlier. The only other time personal income declined on a year-over year basis was in the third quarter of 1949. Taxable sales fell sharply in the first half of 2009 and the total assessed valuation of property in the state is lower in Fiscal 2009-10 than it was the prior fiscal year. This is the first year- to year decline in the statewide total since the state began keeping records in 1933.

Constitutional Limitations

Many California issuers rely on ad valorem property taxes as a source of revenue. The taxing powers of California local governments and districts are limited by Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, enacted by voters in 1978 and commonly known as “Proposition 13.” Proposition 13 limits to 1% of full cash value the rate of ad valorem taxes on real property and restricts the reassessment of property to 2% per year, except where new construction or changes of ownership have occurred (subject to a number of exemptions). Taxing entities may, however, raise ad valorem taxes above the 1% limit to pay debt service on voter-approved bonded indebtedness. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 13 against claims that it has unlawfully resulted in widely varying tax liability on similarly-situated properties.

Proposition 13 also requires voters of any governmental unit to give two-thirds approval to levy any special tax. Subsequent court decisions, however, have allowed non-voter approved general taxes so long as they are not dedicated to a specific use. In response to these decisions, voters adopted an initiative in 1986 that imposed new limits on the ability of local government entities to raise or levy general taxes without voter approval. Based upon a 1991 intermediate appellate court decision, it was believed that significant parts of this initiative, known as Proposition 62, were unconstitutional. On September 28, 1995, the California Supreme Court rendered a decision in

the case of Santa Clara County Local Transportation Authority vs. Guardino that rejected the prior decision and upheld Proposition 62, while striking down a 1/2-cent sales tax for transportation purposes that was approved by a majority, but less than two-thirds, vote. Proposition 62 does not apply to charter cities, but other local governments may be constrained in raising any taxes without voter approval.

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On November 5, 1996, California voters approved Proposition 218. This proposition adds Articles XIIIC and XIIID to the state constitution, which affects the ability of local governments, including charter cities, to levy and collect both existing and future taxes, assessments, fees and charges. Proposition 218 became effective November 6, 1996, although application of some of its provisions was deferred until July 1, 1997. This proposition could negatively impact a local government’s ability to make its debt service payments, and thus could result in lower credit ratings.

Because of the complex nature of certain Articles of the California Constitution, the ambiguities and possible inconsistencies in their terms and the impossibility of predicting future appropriations, population changes, changes in the cost of living or the probability of continuing legal challenges, it is difficult to measure the full impact of these Articles on the California municipal market or on the ability of California issuers to pay debt service on their obligations.

As part of a state-local agreement, Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 4 was enacted by the legislature and subsequently approved as Proposition 1A at the November 2004 election. Proposition 1A amended the State Constitution to reduce the legislature’s authority over local government revenue sources by placing restrictions on the state’s access to local governments’ property, sales, and vehicles license fee revenues as of November 3, 2004. Beginning with fiscal year 2008-09, the state will be able to borrow up to 8% of local property tax revenues, but only if the Governor proclaims such action is necessary due to a severe state fiscal hardship, a two-thirds approval from the state legislature is granted and the amount borrowed is to be paid back within three years. The state will also not be able to borrow from local property tax revenues for more than two fiscal years within a period of 10 fiscal years, and the previous borrowing must be repaid. In addition, the state cannot reduce the local sales tax rate or restrict the authority of the local governments to impose or change the distribution of the statewide local sales tax. The proposition also prohibits the state from mandating activities on cities, counties or special districts without providing for the funding needed to comply with the mandates.

Obligations of the State of California

As of August 2009 the state had outstanding approximately $67.1 billion in aggregate principal amount of long-term general obligation bonds and economic recovery bonds.

State Finances

The state’s principal sources of General Fund revenues have recently been derived from the California personal income tax (49% of total revenues), the sales tax (29% of total revenues), and bank and corporations taxes (11% of total revenues). Historically, the state has paid the principal and interest on its general obligation bonds, lease-purchase debt and short-term obligations when due. The general obligation debt’s priority of claim on state revenues is only second to education funding.

The weak economy has resulted in a dramatic reduction in state revenues over the past two years. In December 2008, the Governor identified a budget gap in excess of $41 billion for the two fiscal years 2008-09 and 2009-10. After protracted negotiations, the legislature adopted the February 2009 budget package, consisting of revisions to the 2008 Budget Act and the Initial 2009 Budget Act, on February 19, 2009 which attempted to address the budget gap through significant expenditure reductions, revenue increases and borrowing.

By May 2009, continued economic decline with consequent reduction in revenues, plus the failure of various budget measures placed before voters at a May 19, 2009 special election ballot, led the Governor to announce that the budget gap for the period through June 30, 2010 was still projected to be more than $22 billion (and subsequently increased to $24 billion). The Amended 2009 Budget Act addressed the $24 billion budget gap projected at the time of its adoption through a combination of revenue enhancements and significant cuts in a wide variety of programs.  The sharp drop in revenues at the start of the 2008-09 fiscal year resulted in a significant depletion of cash resources to pay the state’s obligations, requiring the state to first defer certain payments, and then issue registered warrants in order to manage its cash resources. As a result of the cash pressure facing the state, on December 17, 2008, the Pooled Money Investment Board voted to significantly curtail loans from the state’s Pooled Money Investment Account thereby postponing or stopping thousands of infrastructure projects statewide. The Governor also ordered unpaid furloughs of state employees each month, beginning on February 1, 2009, as well as layoffs of state agency and department employees. Significant payments to public schools were deferred from the end of the 2008-09 Fiscal Year into the first few week of July 2009.

The state issued a $1.5 billion 2009 Interim Revenue Anticipation Note on August 27, 2009, which matures on October 5, 2009 in a private placement with J. P. Morgan Securities Inc. This permitted early redemption of the outstanding registered warrants.  The $8.8 billion 2009-10 Revenue Anticipation Note is expected to provide sufficient cash in the General Fund to meet the state’s cash management plan for 2009-10.

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On July 28, 2009 The Governor signed the Amended 2009 Budget Act that includes another $24 billion in solutions to address further deterioration of the state’s fiscal situation. The Amended 2009 Budget Act contains the following major components:

1.	Addressing the Deficit- The $60 billion in budget solutions adopted for the combined fiscal years 2008-09 and 2009-10 include $36 billion in solutions that are wide-ranging and touch all three of the state’s major revenues sources. Spending cuts are implemented in virtually every state program that receives General Fund support. The budget solutions include spending reductions of $31 billion (52% of total solutions). The spending reductions consist primarily of reductions in education spending under Proposition 98, ($14.9 billion reduction), higher education ($3.3 billion), employee compensation ($2 billion) and reductions in other spending due to redevelopment agency revenues and fund balances that would otherwise be payable from the General Fund ($1.7 billion reduction). The budget solutions also include an estimated receipt of $8 billion (13% of total solutions) of federal stimulus funds which will be used to offset General Fund expenditures. Additional solutions include $12.5 billion of tax increases (21% of total solutions), and $8.4 billion of other solutions (14% of total solutions) including borrowing from local governments ($1.935 billion), redevelopment agency borrowing ($1.7 billion), a one-time savings from a payroll shift ($1.618 billion) and one time revenues from the sale of certain assets in the State Compensation insurance Fund ($1 billion).
2.	Federal Stimulus- As mentioned above, the 2009 Amended Budget Act assumed the receipt of at least $8 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to offset General Fund expenditures in fiscal years 2008-09 and 2009-10. Final estimates put this amount at about $8.1 billion. As of August 31, 2009 approximately $5 billion has been received by the state.
3.	Cash Flow Management- The deterioration of revenues resulted in a cash shortage in 2008-09 and 2009-10. In order to manage cash flow and provide for timely payments of the state’s obligations, the Amended 2009 Budget Act includes a number of cash solutions to better balance timing of receipts and disbursement.
4.	Proposition 98- The Proposition 98 Guarantee for 2009-10 is projected to be $50.4 billion, of which $35 billion is the General Fund portion.
5.	K-12 Education- The Amended 2009 Budget Act includes $66.7 billion for K-12 education programs for 2009-10 of which $35 billion is funded from the General Fund. This is a $1.8 billion decrease or 2.6% below the revised 2008-09 budget. Total per pupil expenditures are projected to decrease by $4,262 to $11,259 in 2009-10.
6.	Higher Education- The Amended 2009 Budget Act reflects a total funding of $20.9 billion, including $12.5 billion General Fund and Proposition 98 sources for all major segments of higher education.
7.	Health and Human Services- The Amended 2009 Budget Act includes $24.8 billion in non-Proposition 98 General Fund expenditures for Health and Human Services programs for 2009-10, which is a decrease of $3.9 billion or 13.5% from the revised 2008-09 estimate. An additional $3.4 billion in reduction of these programs were avoided due to the federal stimulus money.
8.	Transportation Funding- The Amended 2009 Budget Act includes $1.441 billion of General Fund expenditures to fully fund local transportation programs under proposition 42 in 2009-10. The Amended 2009 Budget Act appropriates $4.2 billion in funds from Proposition 1B bond authorization (from November 2006). Also, $953 million of funds from sales taxes on fuel offsets costs of programs otherwise likely to be funded with the General Fund.
9.	Budget Stabilization Account- Under normal circumstances, the state would set aside a specified portion of estimated annual General Fund revenues for fiscal year 2009-10 in the BSA for reserves that may be used to offset future shortfalls in the General Fund. Given the magnitude and urgency of the state’s ongoing financial stress, the Amended 2009 Budget Act continues to suspend the transfer to the BSA for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year.
10.	Prison Funding- The Amended 2009 Budget Act includes $7.9 billion in General Fund expenditures for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). A total of $1.2 billion of savings for CDRC operations was assumed.

The California Department of Finance has identified a number of risks which could affect the actual results for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year. The risks are summarized below:

1.	The state’s economic performance may be significantly worse than projected resulting in lower cash receipts from major tax sources.
2.	Furloughs and/or layoffs of state workers may result in General Fund revenues loss. The state now expects such actions will result in approximately $367 million of reduced revenues, primarily as a result of less active tax collections.

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3.	Budget solutions contained in the Amended 2009 Budget Act and as a result of the Governor’s vetoes have been the subject of numerous legal challenges since the adoption of the Amended 2009 Budget Act, and may be the subject of further litigation the future.
4.	The state may be required under orders of a federal court to fund prison healthcare improvements in excess of amounts set forth in the Amended 2009 Budget Act.
5.	The state may be unable to sell the State Compensation Insurance Fund for the price and time provided for in the Amended 2009 Budget Act, and a lawsuit has been filed to prevent the sale. This is currently included as a $1 billion receipt.
6.	The federal government may reject some or all of the modifications to Medi-Cal called for in the Amended 2009 Budget Act. This represents up to $1 billion.
7.	The Amended 2009 Budget Act assumed that legislation and administrative actions would be taken, including prison and parole reforms and other changes applicable to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
8.	The Legislature adopted a number of bills on or before September 11, 2009 in the current regular legislative session and in a special session of the legislature dealing with fiscal matters.

Due to the budget crisis the rating on the state’s general obligation ratings have declined. After reaching a recent high of “A1” by Moody’s,  “A+” by Standard and Poor’s, and “A+” by Fitch, all three rating agencies downgraded their respective ratings in 2009. Moody’s currently has a “Baa1” rating on the state’s general obligation bonds with a stable outlook. Standard and Poor’s rates the state “A-“ with a negative outlook while Fitch carries a “BBB “ rating on the state with a stable outlook.

Even with recent cuts and property tax shifts, more than 70% of the state’s General Fund expenditures are for local government assistance. To the extent that the state is constrained by its Article XIIIB appropriations limit, its obligation to conform to Proposition 98, or other fiscal considerations, the absolute level or rate of growth of state assistance to local governments may be reduced. Any such reductions in state aid could compound the serious fiscal constraints already experienced by many local governments, particularly counties.

Asset-Backed Securities (ABS)

ABS are structured like mortgage-backed securities, but instead of mortgage loans or interest in mortgage loans, the underlying assets may include, for example, such items as motor vehicle installment sales or installment loan contracts, leases of various types of real and personal property, home equity loans, student loans, small business loans, and receivables from credit card agreements. The ability of an issuer of asset-backed securities to enforce its security interest in the underlying assets may be limited. The value of an ABS is affected by changes in the market’s perception of the assets backing the security, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the loan pool, the originator of the loans, the financial institution providing any credit enhancement, and subordination levels.

Payments of principal and interest passed through to holders of ABS are typically supported by some form of credit enhancement, such as a letter of credit, surety bond, limited guarantee by another entity or a priority to certain of the borrower’s other securities. The degree of credit enhancement varies, and generally applies to only a fraction of the asset-backed security’s par value until exhausted. If the credit enhancement of an ABS held by the fund has been exhausted, and if any required payments of principal and interest are not made with respect to the underlying loans, the fund may experience losses or delays in receiving payment.

Some types of ABS may be less effective than other types of securities as a means of “locking in” attractive long-term interest rates. One reason is the need to reinvest prepayments of principal; another is the possibility of significant unscheduled prepayments resulting from declines in interest rates. These prepayments would have to be reinvested at lower rates. As a result, these securities may have less potential for capital appreciation during periods of declining interest rates than other securities of comparable maturities, although they may have a similar risk of decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. Prepayments may also significantly shorten the effective maturities of these securities, especially during periods of declining interest rates. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, a reduction in prepayments may increase the effective maturities of these securities, subjecting them to a greater risk of decline in market value in response to rising interest rates than traditional debt securities, and, therefore, potentially increasing the volatility of the fund.

The risks of investing in ABS are ultimately dependent upon the repayment of loans by the individual or corporate borrowers. Although a fund would generally have no recourse against the entity that originated the loans in the event of default by a borrower, ABS typically are structured to mitigate this risk of default.

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Asset-backed securities are generally issued in more than one class, each with different payment terms. Multiple class asset-backed securities may be used as a method of providing credit support through creation of one or more classes whose right to payments is made subordinate to the right to such payments of the remaining class or classes. Multiple classes also may permit the issuance of securities with payment terms, interest rates or other characteristics differing both from those of each other and from those of the underlying assets. Examples include so-called strips (asset-backed securities entitling the holder to disproportionate interests with respect to the allocation of interest and principal of the assets backing the security), and securities with classes having characteristics such as floating interest rates or scheduled amortization of principal.

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS)

CMBS are securities created from a pool of commercial mortgage loans, such as loans for hotels, shopping centers, office buildings, apartment buildings, and the like. Interest and principal payments from these loans are passed on to the investor according to a particular schedule of payments. They may be issued by U.S. government agencies or by private issuers. The credit quality of CMBS depends primarily on the quality of the underlying loans and on the structure of the particular deal. Generally, deals are structured with senior and subordinate classes. Multiple classes may permit the issuance of securities with payment terms, interest rates, or other characteristics differing both from those of each other and those of the underlying assets. Examples include classes having characteristics such as floating interest rates or scheduled amortization of principal. Rating agencies rate the individual classes of the deal based on the degree of seniority or subordination of a particular class and other factors. The value of these securities may change because of actual or perceived changes in the creditworthiness of individual borrowers, their tenants, the servicing agents, or the general state of commercial real estate and other factors.

CMBS may be partially stripped so that each investor class receives some interest and some principal. When securities are completely stripped, however, all of the interest is distributed to holders of one type of security, known as an interest-only security (IO), and all of the principal is distributed to holders of another type of security known as a principal-only security (PO). The funds are permitted to invest in IO classes of CMBS.

As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. The cash flows and yields on IO classes are extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. In the cases of IOs, prepayments affect the amount of cash flows provided to the investor. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, an investor may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in an IO class of a stripped mortgage-backed security, even if the IO class is rated AAA or Aaa or is derived from a full faith and credit obligation. However, because commercial mortgages are often locked out from prepayment, or have high prepayment penalties or a defeasance mechanism, the prepayment risk associated with a CMBS IO class is generally less than that of a residential IO.

Derivative Securities

To the extent permitted by its investment objectives and policies, each fund may invest in securities that are commonly referred to as derivative securities. Generally, a derivative security is a financial arrangement, the value of which is based on, or derived from, a traditional security, asset, or market index.

Certain derivative securities may be described as structured investments. A structured investment is a security whose value or performance is linked to an underlying index or other security or asset class. Structured investments include asset-backed securities (ABS), commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities (CMBS and MBS), and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMO), which are described more fully below. Structured investments also include securities backed by other types of collateral. Structured investments involve the transfer of specified financial assets to a special purpose entity, generally a corporation or trust, or the deposit of financial assets with a custodian; and the issuance of securities or depositary receipts backed by, or representing interests in, those assets.

Some structured investments are individually negotiated agreements or are traded over the counter. Structured investments may be organized and operated to restructure the investment characteristics of the underlying security. The cash flow on the underlying instruments may be apportioned among the newly issued structured securities to create securities with different investment characteristics, such as varying maturities, payment priorities and interest rate provisions, and the extent of such payments made with respect to structured securities is dependent on the extent of the cash flow on the underlying instruments. Because structured securities typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments. Structured securities are subject to such risks as the inability or unwillingness of the issuers of the underlying securities to repay principal and interest, and requests by the issuers of the underlying securities to reschedule or restructure outstanding debt and to extend additional loan amounts.

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Some derivative securities, such as mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, are in many respects like any other investment, although they may be more volatile or less liquid than more traditional debt securities.

There are many different types of derivative securities and many different ways to use them. Futures and options are commonly used for traditional hedging purposes to attempt to protect a fund from exposure to changing interest rates, securities prices or currency exchange rates, and for cash management purposes as a low-cost method of gaining exposure to a particular securities market without investing directly in those securities.

The return on a derivative security may increase or decrease, depending upon changes in the reference index or instrument to which it relates.

There are a range of risks associated with investments in derivative securities, including:

• the risk that the underlying security, interest rate, market index or other financial asset will not move in the direction the portfolio managers anticipate or that the value of the structured or derivative security will not move or react to changes in the underlying security, interest rate, market index or other financial asset as anticipated;  

• the possibility that there may be no liquid secondary market, or the possibility that price fluctuation limits may be imposed by the exchange, either of which may make it difficult or impossible to close out a position when desired;  

• the risk that adverse price movements in an instrument can result in a loss substantially greater than a fund’s initial investment; and  

• the risk that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations.

A fund may not invest in a derivative security unless the reference index or the instrument to which it relates is an eligible investment for the fund. For example, a security whose underlying value is linked to the price of oil would not be a permissible investment because the funds may not invest in oil and gas leases or futures. A fund may not invest in a derivative security if its credit, interest rate, liquidity, counterparty and other risks associated with ownership of the security are outside acceptable limits set forth in the fund’s prospectus. The funds’ Board of Trustees has reviewed the advisor’s policy regarding investments in derivative securities. That policy specifies factors that must be considered in connection with a purchase of derivative securities and provides that a fund may not invest in a derivative security if it would be possible for a fund to lose more money than the notional value of the investment. The policy also establishes a committee that must review certain proposed purchases before the purchases can be made. The advisor will report on fund activity in derivative securities to the Board of Trustees as necessary.

Futures and Options

Each non-money market fund may enter into futures contracts, options or options on futures contracts. Futures contracts provide for the sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specific security at a specified future time and price. Some futures and options strategies, such as selling futures, buying puts and writing calls, hedge a fund’s investments against price fluctuations. Other strategies, such as buying futures, writing puts and buying calls, tend to increase market exposure. The funds do not use futures and options transactions for speculative purposes.

Although other techniques may be used to control a fund’s exposure to market fluctuations, the use of futures contracts may be a more effective means of hedging this exposure. While a fund pays brokerage commissions in connection with opening and closing out futures positions, these costs are lower than the transaction costs incurred in the purchase and sale of the underlying securities.

Futures contracts are traded on national futures exchanges. Futures exchanges and trading are regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a U.S. government agency. The funds may engage in futures and options transactions, provided that the transactions are consistent with the funds’ investment objectives. The funds also may engage in futures and options transactions based on specific securities such as U.S. Treasury bonds or notes.

Index futures contracts differ from traditional futures contracts in that when delivery takes place, no bonds change hands. Instead, these contracts settle in cash at the spot market value of the index. Although other types of futures contracts by their terms call for actual delivery or acceptance of the underlying securities, in most cases the contracts are closed out before the settlement date. A futures position may be closed by taking an opposite position in an identical contract (i.e., buying a contract that has previously been sold or selling a contract that has previously been bought).

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Unlike when a fund purchases or sells a bond, no price is paid or received by the fund upon the purchase or sale of the future. Initially, the fund will be required to deposit an amount of cash or securities equal to a varying specified percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as initial margin. The margin deposit is intended to ensure completion of the contract (delivery or acceptance of the underlying security) if it is not terminated prior to the specified delivery date. A margin deposit does not constitute a margin transaction for purposes of the fund’s investment restrictions. Minimum initial margin requirements are established by the futures exchanges and may be revised. In addition, brokers may establish margin deposit requirements that are higher than the exchange minimums. Cash held in the margin accounts generally is not income-producing. However, coupon bearing securities, such as Treasury bills and bonds, held in margin accounts generally will earn income.

Subsequent payments to and from the broker, called variation margin, will be made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying debt securities or index fluctuates, making the future more or less valuable, a process known as marking the contract to market. Changes in variation margin are recorded by the fund as unrealized gains or losses. At any time prior to expiration of the future, the fund may elect to close the position by taking an opposite position. A final determination of variation margin is then made; additional cash is required to be paid by or released to the fund and the fund realizes a loss or gain.

Risks Related to Futures and Options Transactions

Futures and options prices can be volatile, and trading in these markets involves certain risks. If the advisor applies a hedge at an inappropriate time or judges interest rate trends incorrectly, futures and options strategies may lower a fund’s return.

A fund could suffer losses if it were unable to close out its position because of an illiquid secondary market. Futures contracts may be closed out only on an exchange that provides a secondary market for these contracts, and there is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Consequently, it may not be possible to close a futures position when the portfolio managers consider it appropriate or desirable to do so. In the event of adverse price movements, a fund would be required to continue making daily cash payments to maintain its required margin. If the fund had insufficient cash, it might have to sell portfolio securities to meet daily margin requirements at a time when the advisor would not otherwise elect to do so. In addition, a fund may be required to deliver or take delivery of instruments underlying futures contracts it holds. The portfolio managers will seek to minimize these risks by limiting the contracts entered into on behalf of the funds to those traded on national futures exchanges and for which there appears to be a liquid secondary market.

A fund could suffer losses if the prices of its futures and options positions were poorly correlated with its other investments, or if securities underlying futures contracts purchased by a fund had different maturities than those of the portfolio securities being hedged. Such imperfect correlation may give rise to circumstances in which a fund loses money on a futures contract at the same time that it experiences a decline in the value of its “hedged” portfolio securities. A fund also could lose margin payments it has deposited with a margin broker, if, for example, the broker became bankrupt.

Most futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. The daily limit establishes the maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down from the previous day’s settlement price at the end of the trading session. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of contract, no trades may be made on that day at a price beyond the limit. However, the daily limit governs only price movement during a particular trading day and, therefore, does not limit potential losses. In addition, the daily limit may prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and subjecting some futures traders to substantial losses.

Options on Futures

By purchasing an option on a futures contract, a fund obtains the right, but not the obligation, to sell the futures contract (a put option) or to buy the contract (a call option) at a fixed strike price. A fund can terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is exercised, the fund completes the sale of the underlying security at the strike price. Purchasing an option on a futures contract does not require a fund to make margin payments unless the option is exercised.

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Although they do not currently intend to do so, the funds may write (or sell) call options that obligate them to sell (or deliver) the option’s underlying instrument upon exercise of the option. While the receipt of option premiums would mitigate the effects of price declines, the funds would give up some ability to participate in a price increase on the underlying security. If a fund were to engage in options transactions, it would own the futures contract at the time a call was written and would keep the contract open until the obligation to deliver it pursuant to the call expired.

Restrictions on the Use of Futures Contracts and Options

Each fund may enter into futures contracts, options or options on futures contracts as permitted under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules. The funds have claimed exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore, are not subject to registration or regulation as commodity pool operators under that Act. To the extent required by law, each fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid assets on its records in an amount sufficient to cover its obligations under the futures contracts and options.

Inflation-Indexed Securities

The funds may purchase inflation-indexed securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities other than the U.S. Treasury, and entities other than the U.S. Treasury or U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities including state and local municipalities.

Inflation-indexed securities are designed to offer a return linked to inflation, thereby protecting future purchasing power of the money invested in them. However, inflation-indexed securities provide this protected return only if held to maturity. In addition, inflation-indexed securities may not trade at par value. Real interest rates (the market rate of interest less the anticipated rate of inflation) change over time as a result of many factors, such as what investors are demanding as a true value for money. When real rates do change, inflation-indexed securities prices will be more sensitive to these changes than conventional bonds, because these securities were sold originally based upon a real interest rate that is no longer prevailing. Should market expectations for real interest rates rise, the price of inflation-indexed securities and the share price of a fund holding these securities will fall. Investors in the funds should be prepared to accept not only this share price volatility but also the possible adverse tax consequences it may cause.

An investment in securities featuring inflation-adjusted principal and/or interest involves factors not associated with more traditional fixed-principal securities. Such factors include the possibility that the inflation index may be subject to significant changes, that changes in the index may or may not correlate to changes in interest rates generally or changes in other indices, or that the resulting interest may be greater or less than that payable on other securities of similar maturities. In the event of sustained deflation, it is possible that the amount of semiannual interest payments, the inflation-adjusted principal of the security or the value of the stripped components will decrease. If any of these possibilities are realized, a fund’s net asset value could be negatively affected.

Municipal inflation-linked bonds generally have a fixed principal amount and the inflation component is reflected in the nominal coupon.

Inflation-Indexed Treasury Securities

Inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities are U.S. Treasury securities with a final value and interest payment stream linked to the inflation rate. Inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities may be issued in either note or bond form. Inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury notes have maturities of at least one year, but not more than 10 years. Inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury bonds have maturities of more than 10 years.

Inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities may be attractive to investors seeking an investment backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government that provides a return in excess of the rate of inflation. These securities were first sold in the U.S. market in January 1997. Inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities are auctioned and issued on a quarterly basis.

Structure and Inflation Index

The principal value of inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities will be adjusted to reflect changes in the level of inflation. The index for measuring the inflation rate for inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities is the non-seasonally adjusted U.S. City Average All Items Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers Index (Consumer Price Index) published monthly by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Semiannual coupon interest payments are made at a fixed percentage of the inflation-indexed principal value. The coupon rate for the semiannual interest rate of each issuance of inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities is determined at the time the securities are sold to the public (i.e., by competitive bids in the auction). The coupon rate will likely reflect real yields available in the U.S. Treasury market; real yields are the prevailing yields on U.S. Treasury securities with similar maturities, less then-prevailing inflation expectations. While a reduction in inflation will cause a reduction in the interest payment made on the securities, the repayment of principal at the maturity of the security is guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury to be no less than the original face or par amount of the security at the time of issuance.

Indexing Methodology

The principal value of inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities will be indexed, or adjusted, to account for changes in the Consumer Price Index. Semiannual coupon interest payment amounts will be determined by multiplying the inflation-indexed principal amount by one-half the stated rate of interest on each interest payment date.

Taxation

The taxation of inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities is similar to the taxation of conventional bonds. Both interest payments and the difference between original principal and the inflation-adjusted principal will be treated as interest income subject to taxation. Interest payments are taxable when received or accrued. The inflation adjustment to the principal is subject to tax in the year the adjustment is made, not at maturity of the security when the cash from the repayment of principal is received. If an upward adjustment has been made (which typically should happen), investors in non-tax-deferred accounts will pay taxes on this amount currently. Decreases in the indexed principal can be deducted only from current or previous interest payments reported as income.

Inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities therefore have a potential cash flow mismatch to an investor, because investors must pay taxes on the inflation-adjusted principal before the repayment of principal is received. It is possible that, particularly for high income tax bracket investors, inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities would not generate enough income in a given year to cover the tax liability they could create. This is similar to the current tax treatment for zero-coupon bonds and other discount securities. If inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities are sold prior to maturity, capital losses or gains are realized in the same manner as traditional bonds.

Investors in a fund will receive dividends that represent both the interest payments and the principal adjustments of the inflation-indexed securities held in the fund’s portfolio. An investment in a fund may, therefore, be a means to avoid the cash flow mismatch associated with a direct investment in inflation-indexed securities. For more information about taxes and their effect on you as an investor in the funds, see Taxes, page 38.

U.S. Government Agencies

A number of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities other than the U.S. Treasury may issue inflation-indexed securities. Some U.S. government agencies have issued inflation-indexed securities whose design mirrors that of the inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities described above.

Other Entities

Entities other than the U.S. Treasury or U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities may issue inflation-indexed securities. While some entities have issued inflation-linked securities whose design mirrors that of the inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities described above, others utilize different structures. For example, the principal value of these securities may be adjusted with reference to the Consumer Price Index, but the semiannual coupon interest payments are made at a fixed percentage of the original issue principal. Alternatively, the principal value may remain fixed, but the coupon interest payments may be adjusted with reference to the Consumer Price Index.

Inverse Floaters

The funds (except the money market fund) may hold inverse floaters. An inverse floater is a type of derivative that bears an interest rate that moves inversely to market interest rates. As market interest rates rise, the interest rate on inverse floaters goes down, and vice versa. Generally, this is accomplished by expressing the interest rate on the inverse floater as an above-market fixed rate of interest, reduced by an amount determined by reference to a market-based or bond-specific floating interest rate (as well as by any fees associated with administering the inverse floater program).

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Inverse floaters may be issued in conjunction with an equal amount of Dutch Auction floating-rate bonds (floaters), or a market-based index may be used to set the interest rate on these securities. A Dutch Auction is an auction system in which the price of the security is gradually lowered until it meets a responsive bid and is sold. Floaters and inverse floaters may be brought to market by

(1)	a broker-dealer who purchases fixed-rate bonds and places them in a trust, or
(2)	an issuer seeking to reduce interest expenses by using a floater/inverse floater structure in lieu of fixed-rate bonds.

In the case of a broker-dealer structured offering (where underlying fixed-rate bonds have been placed in a trust), distributions from the underlying bonds are allocated to floater and inverse floater holders in the following manner:

• Floater holders receive interest based on rates set at a six-month interval or at a Dutch Auction, which is typically held every 28 to 35 days. Current and prospective floater holders bid the minimum interest rate that they are willing to accept on the floaters, and the interest rate is set just high enough to ensure that all of the floaters are sold.  

• Inverse floater holders receive all of the interest that remains, if any, on the underlying bonds after floater interest and auction fees are paid. The interest rates on inverse floaters may be significantly reduced, even to zero, if interest rates rise.

Procedures for determining the interest payment on floaters and inverse floaters brought to market directly by the issuer are comparable, although the interest paid on the inverse floaters is based on a presumed coupon rate that would have been required to bring fixed-rate bonds to market at the time the floaters and inverse floaters were issued.

Where inverse floaters are issued in conjunction with floaters, inverse floater holders may be given the right to acquire the underlying security (or to create a fixed-rate bond) by calling an equal amount of corresponding floaters. The underlying security may then be held or sold. However, typically, there are time constraints and other limitations associated with any right to combine interests and claim the underlying security.

Floater holders subject to a Dutch Auction procedure generally do not have the right to “put back” their interests to the issuer or to a third party. If a Dutch Auction fails, the floater holder may be required to hold its position until the underlying bond matures, during which time interest on the floater is capped at a predetermined rate.

The secondary market for floaters and inverse floaters may be limited. The market value of inverse floaters tends to be significantly more volatile than fixed-rate bonds.

Lower-Quality Bonds

As indicated in the prospectus, an investment in California High-Yield Municipal carries greater risk than an investment in the other funds because the fund may invest, without limitation, in lower-rated bonds and unrated bonds judged by the advisor to be of comparable quality (collectively, lower-quality bonds).

While the market values of higher-quality bonds tend to correspond to market interest rate changes, the market values of lower-quality bonds tend to reflect the financial condition of their issuers. The ability of an issuer to make payment could be affected by litigation, legislation or other political events, or the bankruptcy of the issuer. Lower-quality municipal bonds are more susceptible to these risks than higher-quality municipal bonds. In addition, lower-quality bonds may be unsecured or subordinated to other obligations of the issuer.

Projects financed through the issuance of lower-quality bonds often carry higher levels of risk. The issuer’s ability to service its debt obligations may be adversely affected by an economic downturn, a period of rising interest rates, the issuer’s inability to meet projected revenue forecasts, a higher level of debt, or a lack of needed additional financing.

Lower-quality bonds generally are unsecured and often are subordinated to other obligations of the issuer. These bonds may have call or buy-back features that permit the issuer to call or repurchase the bond from the holder. Premature disposition of a lower-quality bond due to a call or buy-back feature, deterioration of the issuer’s creditworthiness, or a default may make it difficult for the advisor to manage the flow of income to the fund, which may have a negative tax impact on shareholders.

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The market for lower-quality bonds tends to be concentrated among a smaller number of dealers than the market for higher-quality bonds. This market may be dominated by dealers and institutions (including mutual funds), rather than by individuals. To the extent that a secondary trading market for lower-quality bonds exists, it may not be as liquid as the secondary market for higher-quality bonds. Limited liquidity in the secondary market may adversely affect market prices and hinder the advisor’s ability to dispose of particular bonds when it determines that it is in the best interest of the fund to do so. Reduced liquidity also may hinder the advisor’s ability to obtain market quotations for purposes of valuing the fund’s portfolio and determining its net asset value.

The advisor continually monitors securities to determine their relative liquidity.

A fund may incur expenses in excess of its ordinary operating expenses if it becomes necessary to seek recovery on a defaulted bond, particularly a lower-quality bond.

Mortgage-Related Securities

To the extent permitted by its investment objectives and policies, each fund, other than the money market fund, may invest in mortgage-related securities.

Background

A mortgage-backed security represents an ownership interest in a pool of mortgage loans. The loans are made by financial institutions to finance home and other real estate purchases. As the loans are repaid, investors receive payments of both interest and principal.

Like fixed-income securities such as U.S. Treasury bonds, mortgage-backed securities pay a stated rate of interest during the life of the security. However, unlike a bond, which returns principal to the investor in one lump sum at maturity, mortgage-backed securities return principal to the investor in increments during the life of the security.

Because the timing and speed of principal repayments vary, the cash flow on mortgage-backed securities is irregular. If mortgage holders sell their homes, refinance their loans, prepay their mortgages or default on their loans, the principal is distributed pro rata to investors.

As with other fixed-income securities, the prices of mortgage-backed securities fluctuate in response to changing interest rates; when interest rates fall, the prices of mortgage-backed securities rise, and vice versa. Changing interest rates have additional significance for mortgage-backed securities investors, however, because they influence prepayment rates (the rates at which mortgage holders prepay their mortgages), which in turn affect the yields on mortgage-backed securities. When interest rates decline, prepayment rates generally increase. Mortgage holders take advantage of the opportunity to refinance their mortgages at lower rates with lower monthly payments. When interest rates rise, mortgage holders are less inclined to refinance their mortgages. The effect of prepayment activity on yield depends on whether the mortgage-backed security was purchased at a premium or at a discount.

A fund may receive principal sooner than it expected because of accelerated prepayments. Under these circumstances, the fund might have to reinvest returned principal at rates lower than it would have earned if principal payments were made on schedule. Conversely, a mortgage-backed security may exceed its anticipated life if prepayment rates decelerate unexpectedly. Under these circumstances, a fund might miss an opportunity to earn interest at higher prevailing rates.

GNMA Certificates

The Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) is a wholly owned corporate instrumentality of the United States within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The National Housing Act of 1934 (Housing Act), as amended, authorizes GNMA to guarantee the timely payment of interest and repayment of principal on certificates that are backed by a pool of mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration under the Housing Act, or by Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (FHA Loans), or guaranteed by the Veterans’ Affairs under the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (VA Loans), as amended, or by pools of other eligible mortgage loans. The Housing Act provides that the full faith and credit of the U.S. government is pledged to the payment of all amounts that may be required to be paid under any guarantee. GNMA has unlimited authority to borrow from the U.S. Treasury in order to meet its obligations under this guarantee.

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GNMA certificates represent a pro rata interest in one or more pools of the following types of mortgage loans: (a) fixed-rate level payment mortgage loans; (b) fixed-rate graduated payment mortgage loans (GPMs); (c) fixed-rate growing equity mortgage loans (GEMs); (d) fixed-rate mortgage loans secured by manufactured (mobile) homes (MHs); (e) mortgage loans on multifamily residential properties under construction (CLCs); (f) mortgage loans on completed multifamily projects (PLCs); (g) fixed-rate mortgage loans that use escrowed funds to reduce the borrower’s monthly payments during the early years of the mortgage loans (buydown mortgage loans); and (h) mortgage loans that provide for payment adjustments based on periodic changes in interest rates or in other payment terms of the mortgage loans.

Fannie Mae Certificates

The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae) is a federally chartered and privately owned corporation established under the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act. Fannie Mae was originally established in 1938 as a U.S. government agency designed to provide supplemental liquidity to the mortgage market and was reorganized as a stockholder-owned and privately managed corporation by legislation enacted in 1968. Fannie Mae acquires capital from investors who would not ordinarily invest in mortgage loans directly and thereby expands the total amount of funds available for housing. This money is used to buy home mortgage loans from local lenders, replenishing the supply of capital available for mortgage lending.

Fannie Mae certificates represent a pro rata interest in one or more pools of FHA Loans, VA Loans, or, most commonly, conventional mortgage loans (i.e., mortgage loans that are not insured or guaranteed by a government agency) of the following types: (a) fixed-rate level payment mortgage loans; (b) fixed-rate growing equity mortgage loans; (c) fixed-rate graduated payment mortgage loans; (d) adjustable-rate mortgage loans; and (e) fixed-rate mortgage loans secured by multifamily projects.

Fannie Mae certificates entitle the registered holder to receive amounts representing a pro rata interest in scheduled principal and interest payments (at the certificate’s pass-through rate, which is net of any servicing and guarantee fees on the underlying mortgage loans), any principal prepayments, and a proportionate interest in the full principal amount of any foreclosed or otherwise liquidated mortgage loan. The full and timely payment of interest and repayment of principal on each Fannie Mae certificate is guaranteed by Fannie Mae; this guarantee is not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

Freddie Mac Certificates

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac) is a corporate instrumentality of the United States created pursuant to the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970 (FHLMC Act), as amended. Freddie Mac was established primarily for the purpose of increasing the availability of mortgage credit. Its principal activity consists of purchasing first-lien conventional residential mortgage loans (and participation interests in such mortgage loans) and reselling these loans in the form of mortgage-backed securities, primarily Freddie Mac certificates.

Freddie Mac certificates represent a pro rata interest in a group of mortgage loans (a Freddie Mac certificate group) purchased by Freddie Mac. The mortgage loans underlying Freddie Mac certificates consist of fixed- or adjustable-rate mortgage loans with original terms to maturity of between 10 and 30 years, substantially all of which are secured by first-liens on one- to four-family residential properties or multifamily projects. Each mortgage loan must meet standards set forth in the FHLMC Act. A Freddie Mac certificate group may include whole loans, participation interests in whole loans, undivided interests in whole loans, and participations composing another Freddie Mac certificate group.

Freddie Mac guarantees to each registered holder of a Freddie Mac certificate the timely payment of interest at the rate provided for by the certificate. Freddie Mac also guarantees ultimate collection of all principal on the related mortgage loans, without any offset or deduction, but generally does not guarantee the timely repayment of principal. Freddie Mac may remit principal at any time after default on an underlying mortgage loan, but no later than 30 days following (a) foreclosure sale, (b) payment of a claim by any mortgage insurer, or (c) the expiration of any right of redemption, whichever occurs later, and in any event no later than one year after demand has been made upon the mortgager for accelerated payment of principal. Obligations guaranteed by Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit pledge of the U.S. government.

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Recent Events Regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

In September 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed into conservatorship overseen by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). In addition to placing the companies in conservatorship, the U.S. Treasury announced three additional steps that it intended to take with respect to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. First, the U.S. Treasury has entered into Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements under which, if the FHFA determines that Fannie Mae’s or Freddie Mac’s liabilities have exceeded its assets under generally accepted accounting principles, the U.S. Treasury will contribute up to $100 billion in funds to that company in an amount equal to the difference between such liabilities and assets. Second, the U.S. Treasury established a new secured lending credit facility that is available to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac until December 2009. Third, the U.S. Treasury initiated a temporary program to purchase Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage−backed securities, which is expected to continue until December 2009. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Treasury initiatives discussed above with respect to the debt and mortgage−backed securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be successful.

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs)

A CMO is a multiclass bond backed by a pool of mortgage pass-through certificates or mortgage loans. CMOs may be collateralized by (a) GNMA, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac pass-through certificates; (b) unsecured mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; (c) unsecuritized conventional mortgages; or (d) any combination thereof.

In structuring a CMO, an issuer distributes cash flow from the underlying collateral over a series of classes called tranches. Each CMO is a set of two or more tranches, with average lives and cash flow patterns designed to meet specific investment objectives. The average life expectancies of the different tranches in a four-part deal, for example, might be two, five, seven and 20 years.

As payments on the underlying mortgage loans are collected, the CMO issuer pays the coupon rate of interest to the bondholders in each tranche. At the outset, scheduled and unscheduled principal payments go to investors in the first tranches. Investors in later tranches do not begin receiving principal payments until the prior tranches are paid off. This basic type of CMO is known as a sequential pay or plain vanilla CMO.

Some CMOs are structured so that the prepayment or market risks are transferred from one tranche to another. Prepayment stability is improved in some tranches if other tranches absorb more prepayment variability.

The final tranche of a CMO often takes the form of a Z-bond, also known as an accrual bond or accretion bond. Holders of these securities receive no cash until the earlier tranches are paid in full. During the period that the other tranches are outstanding, periodic interest payments are added to the initial face amount of the Z-bond but are not paid to investors. When the prior tranches are retired, the Z-bond receives coupon payments on its higher principal balance plus any principal prepayments from the underlying mortgage loans. The existence of a Z-bond tranche helps stabilize cash flow patterns in the other tranches. In a changing interest rate environment, however, the value of the Z-bond tends to be more volatile.

As CMOs have evolved, some classes of CMO bonds have become more prevalent. The planned amortization class (PAC) and targeted amortization class (TAC), for example, were designed to reduce prepayment risk by establishing a sinking-fund structure. PAC and TAC bonds assure to varying degrees that investors will receive payments over a predetermined period under various prepayment scenarios. Although PAC and TAC bonds are similar, PAC bonds are better able to provide stable cash flows under various prepayment scenarios than TAC bonds because of the order in which these tranches are paid.

The existence of a PAC or TAC tranche can create higher levels of risk for other tranches in the CMO because the stability of the PAC or TAC tranche is achieved by creating at least one other tranche — known as a companion bond, support or non-PAC bond — that absorbs the variability of principal cash flows. Because companion bonds have a high degree of average life variability, they generally pay a higher yield. A TAC bond can have some of the prepayment variability of a companion bond if there is also a PAC bond in the CMO issue.

Floating-rate CMO tranches (floaters) pay a variable rate of interest that is usually tied to the LIBOR. Institutional investors with short-term liabilities, such as commercial banks, often find floating-rate CMOs attractive investments. Super floaters (which float a certain percentage above LIBOR) and inverse floaters (which float inversely to LIBOR) are variations on the floater structure that have highly variable cash flows.

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Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are created by segregating the cash flows from underlying mortgage loans or mortgage securities to create two or more new securities, each with a specified percentage of the underlying security’s principal or interest payments. Mortgage-backed securities may be partially stripped so that each investor class receives some interest and some principal. When securities are completely stripped, however, all of the interest is distributed to holders of one type of security, known as an interest-only security, or IO, and all of the principal is distributed to holders of another type of security known as a principal-only security, or PO. Strips can be created in a pass-through structure or as tranches of a CMO.

The market values of IOs and POs are very sensitive to interest rate and prepayment rate fluctuations. POs, for example, increase (or decrease) in value as interest rates decline (or rise). The price behavior of these securities also depends on whether the mortgage collateral was purchased at a premium or discount to its par value. Prepayments on discount coupon POs generally are much lower than prepayments on premium coupon POs. IOs may be used to hedge a fund’s other investments because prepayments cause the value of an IO strip to move in the opposite direction from other mortgage-backed securities.

Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Securities (ARMS)

ARMs eligible for inclusion in a mortgage pool generally will provide for a fixed initial mortgage interest rate for a specified period of time, generally for either the first 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 60 or 84 scheduled monthly payments. Thereafter, the interest rates are subject to periodic adjustment based on changes in an index.

ARMs have minimum and maximum rates beyond which the mortgage interest rate may not vary over the lifetime of the loan. Certain ARMs provide for additional limitations on the maximum amount by which the mortgage interest rate may adjust for any single adjustment period. Negatively amortizing ARMs may provide limitations on changes in the required monthly payment. Limitations on monthly payments can result in monthly payments that are greater or less than the amount necessary to amortize a negatively amortizing ARM by its maturity at the interest rate in effect during any particular month.

There are two types of indices that provide the basis for ARM rate adjustments: those based on market rates and those based on a calculated measure, such as a cost-of-funds index or a moving average of mortgage rates. Commonly utilized indices include the one-year, three-year and five-year constant maturity U.S. Treasury rates (as reported by the Federal Reserve Board); the three-month Treasury bill rate; the 180-day Treasury bill rate; rates on longer-term Treasury securities; the Eleventh District Federal Home Loan Bank Cost of Funds Index (EDCOFI); the National Median Cost of Funds Index; the one-month, three-month, six-month or one-year London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); or six-month CD rates. Some indices, such as the one-year constant maturity Treasury rate or three-month LIBOR, are highly correlated with changes in market interest rates. Other indices, such as the EDCOFI, tend to lag behind changes in market rates and be somewhat less volatile over short periods of time.

The EDCOFI reflects the monthly weighted average cost of funds of savings and loan associations and savings banks whose home offices are located in Arizona, California and Nevada (the Federal Home Loan Bank Eleventh District) and who are member institutions of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (the FHLB of San Francisco), as computed from statistics tabulated and published by the FHLB of San Francisco. The FHLB of San Francisco normally announces the Cost of Funds Index on the last working day of the month following the month in which the cost of funds was incurred.

One-year and three-year Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT) rates are calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, based on daily closing bid yields on actively traded Treasury securities submitted by five leading broker-dealers. The median bid yields are used to construct a daily yield curve.

The National Median Cost of Funds Index, similar to the EDCOFI, is calculated monthly by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB) and represents the average monthly interest expenses on liabilities of member institutions. A median, rather than an arithmetic mean, is used to reduce the effect of extreme numbers.

LIBOR is the rate at which banks in London offer Eurodollars in trades between banks. LIBOR has become a key rate in the U.S. domestic money market because it is perceived to reflect the true global cost of money.

The portfolio managers may invest in ARMs whose periodic interest rate adjustments are based on new indices as these indices become available.

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Municipal Bonds

Municipal bonds, which generally have maturities of more than one year when issued, are designed to meet longer-term capital needs. These securities have two principal classifications: general obligation bonds and revenue bonds.

General Obligation (GO) Bonds are issued by states, counties, cities, towns, school districts and regional districts to fund a variety of public projects, including construction of and improvements to schools, highways, and water and sewer systems. General obligation bonds are backed by the issuer’s full faith and credit based on its ability to levy taxes for the timely payment of interest and repayment of principal, although such levies may be constitutionally or statutorily limited as to rate or amount.

Revenue Bonds are not backed by an issuer’s taxing authority; rather, interest and principal are secured by the net revenues from a project or facility. Revenue bonds are issued to finance a variety of capital projects, including construction or refurbishment of utility and waste disposal systems, highways, bridges, tunnels, air and seaport facilities and hospitals.

Industrial Development Bonds (IDBs), a type of revenue bond, are issued by or on behalf of public authorities to finance privately operated facilities. These bonds are used to finance business, manufacturing, housing, athletic and pollution control projects, as well as public facilities such as mass transit systems, air and sea port facilities and parking garages. Payment of interest and repayment of principal on an IDB depend solely on the ability of the facility’s operator to meet financial obligations, and on the pledge, if any, of the real or personal property financed. The interest earned on IDBs may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.

Some longer-term municipal bonds allow an investor to "put" or sell the security at a specified time and price to the issuer or other "put provider." If a put provider fails to honor its commitment to purchase the security, the fund may have to treat the security's final maturity as its effective maturity, lengthening the fund's weighted average maturity and increasing the volatility of the fund.

Municipal Bond Insurance

The funds may purchase insured bonds from time to time. Municipal bond insurance provides an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee that the insured bond’s principal and interest will be paid when due. Insurance does not guarantee the price of the bond. The guarantee is purchased from a private, nongovernmental insurance company.

There are two types of insured securities that may be purchased by the funds: bonds carrying either (1) new issue insurance; or (2) secondary insurance. New issue insurance is purchased by the issuer of a bond in order to improve the bond’s credit rating. By meeting the insurer’s standards and paying an insurance premium based on the bond’s principal value, the issuer is able to obtain a higher credit rating for the bond. Once purchased, municipal bond insurance cannot be canceled, and the protection it affords continues as long as the bonds are outstanding and the insurer remains solvent.

The funds may also purchase bonds that carry secondary insurance purchased by an investor after a bond’s original issuance. Such policies insure a security for the remainder of its term. Generally, the funds expect that portfolio bonds carrying secondary insurance will have been insured by a prior investor. However, the funds may, on occasion, purchase secondary insurance on their own behalf.

Each of the municipal bond insurance companies has established reserves to cover estimated losses. Both the method of establishing these reserves and the amount of the reserves vary from company to company. The risk that a municipal bond insurance company may experience a claim extends over the life of each insured bond. Municipal bond insurance companies are obligated to pay a bond’s interest and principal when due if the issuing entity defaults on the insured bond. Although defaults on insured municipal bonds have been low to date, it is possible for default rates on insured bonds to increase substantially, which could deplete an insurer’s loss reserves and adversely affect the ability of a municipal bond insurer to pay claims to holders of insured bonds, such as the funds. The inability of an insurer to pay a particular claim, or a downgrade of the insurer’s rating, could adversely affect the values of all the bonds it insures. The number of municipal bond insurers is relatively small and, therefore, a significant amount of a municipal bond fund’s assets may be insured by a single issuer.

Recently, the role of bond insurance has declined in the municipal markets. Prior to the start of the financial crisis, municipal bond insurers backed approximately half of the municipal securities market. As of the date of this SAI, insured bonds make up closer to 10% of new issues. However, the downgrading of municipal bond insurers has negatively impacted the price of insured bonds. Municipal bonds that once traded with the insurers' AAA rating are now trading based on their underlying rating (i.e., the rating based solely on the municipality's credit profile). Even

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the insured bonds that are covered by bond insurers with AAA ratings may be trading at a lower price because of the uncertainty surrounding their reduced ability to pay claims. Given the potentially large number of claims against the insurers' existing capital bases (especially from business unrelated to municipal bond markets), it is uncertain whether these insurers will be able to meet future claims.

Municipal Lease Obligations

Each fund may invest in municipal lease obligations. These obligations, which may take the form of a lease, an installment purchase, or a conditional sale contract, are issued by state and local governments and authorities to acquire land and a wide variety of equipment and facilities. Generally, a fund will not hold such obligations directly as a lessor of the property but will purchase a participation interest in a municipal lease obligation from a bank or other third party.

Municipal leases frequently carry risks distinct from those associated with general obligation or revenue bonds. State constitutions and statutes set forth requirements that states and municipalities must meet to incur debt. These may include voter referenda, interest rate limits or public sale requirements. Leases, installment purchases or conditional sale contracts (which normally provide for title to the leased asset to pass to the government issuer) have evolved as a way for government issuers to acquire property and equipment without meeting constitutional and statutory requirements for the issuance of debt.

Many leases and contracts include non-appropriation clauses, which provide that the governmental issuer has no obligation to make future payments under the lease or contract unless money is appropriated for such purposes by the appropriate legislative body on a yearly or other periodic basis. Municipal lease obligations also may be subject to abatement risk. For example, construction delays or destruction of a facility as a result of an uninsurable disaster that prevents occupancy could result in all or a portion of a lease payment not being made.

California and its municipalities are the largest issuers of municipal lease obligations in the United States.

Municipal Notes

Municipal notes are issued by state and local governments or government entities to provide short-term capital or to meet cash flow needs.

Tax Anticipation Notes (TANs) are issued in anticipation of seasonal tax revenues, such as ad valorem property, income, sales, use and business taxes, and are payable from these future taxes. TANs usually are general obligations of the issuer. General obligations are backed by the issuer’s full faith and credit based on its ability to levy taxes for the timely payment of interest and repayment of principal, although such levies may be constitutionally or statutorily limited as to rate or amount.

Revenue Anticipation Notes (RANs) are issued with the expectation that receipt of future revenues, such as federal revenue sharing or state aid payments, will be used to repay the notes. Typically, these notes also constitute general obligations of the issuer.

Bond Anticipation Notes (BANs) are issued to provide interim financing until long-term financing can be arranged. In most cases, the long-term bonds provide the money for repayment of the notes.

Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper is an obligation with a stated maturity of 365 days or less issued to finance seasonal cash flow needs or to provide short-term financing in anticipation of longer-term financing.

Revenue Anticipation Warrants, or reimbursement warrants, are issued to meet the cash flow needs of the State of California at the end of a fiscal year and in the early weeks of the following fiscal year. These warrants are payable from unapplied money in the state’s General Fund, including the proceeds of revenue anticipation notes issued following enactment of a state budget or the proceeds of refunding warrants issued by the state.

Municipal Tobacco Bonds

The funds (other than California Tax-Free Money Market) may invest in municipal tobacco bonds whose payment obligations are tied to a master settlement agreement with several major tobacco companies. The agreement provides that if certain conditions are met the tobacco companies may reduce or suspend their payments. In such an event, the issuer of the bonds may not make full payments and the funds, as investors of the bonds, may suffer.

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Other Investment Companies

Each of the funds may invest in other investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other open-end investment companies, provided that the investment is consistent with the fund’s investment policies and restrictions. Under the Investment Company Act, a fund’s investment in such securities, subject to certain exceptions, currently is limited to:

• 3% of the total voting stock of any one investment company;  

• 5% of the fund’s total assets with respect to any one investment company; and  

• 10% of the fund’s total assets in the aggregate.

A fund’s investments in other investment companies may include money market funds managed by the advisor. Investments in money market funds are not subject to the percentage limitations set forth above. Such purchases will be made in the open market where no commission or profit to a sponsor or dealer results from the purchase other than the customary brokers’ commissions. As a shareholder of another investment company, a fund would bear, along with other shareholders, its pro rata portion of the other investment company’s expenses, including advisory fees. These expenses would be in addition to the management fee that each fund bears directly in connection with its own operations.

ETFs, such as Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts (SPDRs) and the Barclays Aggregate Bond ETF, are a type of fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and usually represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. A fund may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile and the market price for the ETF may be higher than or lower than the ETF’s net asset value. Additionally, ETFs have management fees, which increase their cost.

Restricted and Illiquid Securities

The funds may, from time to time, purchase restricted or illiquid securities when they present attractive investment opportunities that otherwise meet the funds’ criteria for selection. “Restricted Securities” include securities that cannot be sold to the public without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or the availability of an exemption from registration (such as Rules 144 or 144A), or that are “not readily marketable” because they are subject to other legal or contractual delays in or restrictions on resale. Rule 144A securities are securities that are privately placed with and traded among qualified institutional investors rather than the general public. Although Rule 144A securities are considered “restricted securities,” they are not necessarily illiquid.

With respect to securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A, the staff of the SEC has taken the position that the liquidity of such securities in the portfolio of a fund offering redeemable securities is a question of fact for the Board of Trustees to determine, such determination to be based upon a consideration of the readily available trading markets and the review of any contractual restrictions. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees is responsible for developing and establishing the guidelines and procedures for determining the liquidity of Rule 144A securities. As allowed by Rule 144A, the Board of Trustees has delegated the day-to-day function of determining the liquidity of Rule 144A securities to the portfolio managers. The board retains the responsibility to monitor the implementation of the guidelines and procedures it has adopted.

Because the secondary market for restricted securities is generally limited to certain qualified institutional investors, the liquidity of such securities may be limited accordingly and a fund may, from time to time, hold a Rule 144A or other security that is illiquid. In such an event, the advisor will consider appropriate remedies to minimize the effect on such fund’s liquidity.

Short-Term Securities

In order to meet anticipated redemptions, anticipated purchases of additional securities for a fund’s portfolio, or, in some cases, for temporary defensive purposes, each fund may invest a portion of its assets in money market and other short-term securities.

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Examples of those securities include:

• Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities  

• Commercial Paper  

• Certificates of Deposit and Euro Dollar Certificates of Deposit  

• Bankers’ Acceptances  

• Short-term notes, bonds, debentures or other debt instruments  

• Repurchase agreements  

• Money Market funds

If a fund invests in U.S. government securities, a portion of dividends paid to shareholders will be taxable at the federal level, and may be taxable at the state level, as ordinary income. However, the advisor intends to minimize such investments and, when suitable short-term municipal securities are unavailable, may allow the funds to hold cash to avoid generating taxable dividends.

Swap Agreements

Each fund, other than money market funds, may invest in swap agreements, consistent with its investment objective and strategies. A fund may enter into a swap agreement in order to, for example, attempt to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in other markets; protect against currency fluctuations; attempt to manage duration to protect against any increase in the price of securities the fund anticipates purchasing at a later date; or gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible.

Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index. Forms of swap agreements include, for example, interest rate swaps, under which fixed- or floating-rate interest payments on a specific principal amount are exchanged and total return swaps, under which one party agrees to pay the other the total return of a defined underlying asset (usually an index [including inflation indexes], stock, bond or defined portfolio of loans and mortgages) in exchange for fee payments, often a variable stream of cash flows based on LIBOR. The funds may enter into credit default swap agreements to hedge an existing position by purchasing or selling credit protection. Credit default swaps enable an investor to buy/sell protection against a credit event of a specific issuer. The seller of credit protection against a security or basket of securities receives an up-front or periodic payment to compensate against potential default event(s). The fund may enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection. Market supply and demand factors may cause distortions between the cash securities market and the credit default swap market.

Whether a fund’s use of swap agreements will be successful depends on the advisor’s ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Interest rate swaps could result in losses if interest rate changes are not correctly anticipated by the fund. Total return swaps could result in losses if the reference index, security, or investments do not perform as anticipated by the fund. Credit default swaps could result in losses if the fund does not correctly evaluate the creditworthiness of the issuer on which the credit default swap is based. Because they are two-party contracts and because they may have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, a fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. The funds will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. Certain restrictions imposed on the funds by the Internal Revenue Code may limit the funds’ ability to use swap agreements. The swaps market is an evolving market and is largely unregulated. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect a fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements.

Tender Option Bonds

Tender option bonds (TOBs) were created to increase the supply of high-quality, short-term tax-exempt obligations, and thus they are of particular interest to the money market funds. However, any of the funds may purchase these instruments.

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TOBs are created by municipal bond dealers who purchase long-term tax-exempt bonds, place the certificates in trusts, and sell interests in the trusts with puts or other liquidity guarantees attached. The credit quality of the resulting synthetic short-term instrument is based on the put provider’s short-term rating and the underlying bond’s long-term rating.

There is some risk that a remarketing agent will renege on a tender option agreement if the underlying bond is downgraded or defaults. Because of this, the portfolio managers monitor the credit quality of bonds underlying the funds’ TOB holdings and intend to sell or put back any TOB if the ratings on the underlying bond fall below regulatory requirements under Rule 2a-7.

The advisor also takes steps to minimize the risk that a fund may realize taxable income as a result of holding TOBs. These steps may include consideration of (1) legal opinions relating to the tax-exempt status of the underlying municipal bonds, (2) legal opinions relating to the tax ownership of the underlying bonds, and (3) other elements of the structure that could result in taxable income or other adverse tax consequences. After purchase, the advisor monitors factors related to the tax-exempt status of the fund’s TOB holdings in order to minimize the risk of generating taxable income.

Variable-, Floating- and Auction-Rate Securities

Each fund may invest in variable-, floating-, or auction-rate securities. Variable- and floating-rate securities, including floating-rate notes (FRNs), provide for periodic adjustments to the interest rate. The adjustments are generally based on an index-linked formula, or determined through a remarketing process.

These types of securities may be combined with a put or demand feature that permits the fund to demand payment of principal plus accrued interest from the issuer or a financial institution. One example is the variable-rate demand note (VRDN). VRDNs combine a demand feature with an interest rate reset mechanism designed to result in a market value for the security that approximates par. VRDNs are generally designed to meet the requirements of money market fund Rule 2a-7, and may be permitted investments for California Tax-Free Money Market Fund.

Auction Rate Securities (ARS) are variable rate bonds whose interest rates are reset at specified intervals through a Dutch auction process. A Dutch auction is a competitive bidding process designed to determine a single uniform clearing rate that enables purchases and sales of the ARS to take place at par. All accepted bids and holders of the ARS receive the same rate. ARS holders rely on the liquidity generated by the Dutch auction. There is a risk that an auction will fail due to insufficient demand for the securities. If an auction fails, an ARS may become illiquid until either a subsequent successful auction is conducted, the issuer redeems the issue, or a secondary market develops.

When-Issued and Forward Commitment Agreements

The funds may engage in securities transactions on a when-issued or forward commitment basis in which the transaction price and yield are each fixed at the time the commitment is made, but payment and delivery occur at a future date.

For example, a fund may sell a security and at the same time make a commitment to purchase the same or a comparable security at a future date and specified price. Conversely, a fund may purchase a security and at the same time make a commitment to sell the same or a comparable security at a future date and specified price. These types of transactions are executed simultaneously in what are known as dollar-rolls (buy/sell back transactions), cash and carry, or financing transactions. For example, a broker-dealer may seek to purchase a particular security that a fund owns. The fund will sell that security to the broker-dealer and simultaneously enter into a forward commitment agreement to buy it back at a future date. This type of transaction generates income for the fund if the dealer is willing to execute the transaction at a favorable price in order to acquire a specific security.

When purchasing securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis, a fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations. For example, market rates of interest on debt securities at the time of delivery may be higher or lower than those contracted for on the when-issued security. Accordingly, the value of the security may decline prior to delivery, which could result in a loss to the fund. While the fund will make commitments to purchase or sell securities with the intention of actually receiving or delivering them, it may sell the securities before the settlement date if doing so is deemed advisable as a matter of investment strategy.

When purchasing securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis, a fund will segregate cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. To the extent a fund remains fully invested or almost fully invested at the same time it has purchased securities on a when-issued basis, there will be greater fluctuations in its net asset value than if it solely set aside cash to pay for when-issued securities. When the time comes to pay for the when-issued securities, the fund will meet its obligations with available cash

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through the sale of securities, or, although it would not normally expect to do so, by selling the when-issued securities themselves (which may have a market value greater or less than the fund’s payment obligation). Selling securities to meet when-issued or forward commitment obligations may generate taxable capital gains or losses.

As an operating policy, no fund will commit more than 50% of its total assets to when-issued or forward commitment agreements. If fluctuations in the value of securities held cause more than 50% of a fund’s total assets to be committed under when-issued or forward commitment agreements, the portfolio managers need not sell such agreements, but they will be restricted from entering into further agreements on behalf of the fund until the percentage of assets committed to such agreements is below 50% of total assets.

Investment Policies

Unless otherwise indicated, with the exception of the percentage limitations on borrowing, the restrictions described below apply at the time a fund enters into a transaction. Accordingly, any later increase or decrease beyond the specified limitation resulting from a change in a fund’s assets will not be considered in determining whether it has complied with its investment policies.

For purposes of the funds’ investment policies, the party identified as the “issuer” of a municipal security depends on the form and conditions of the security. When the assets and revenues of a political subdivision are separate from those of the government that created the subdivision and the security is backed only by the assets and revenues of the subdivision, the subdivision is deemed the sole issuer. Similarly, in the case of an Industrial Development Bond, if the bond were backed only by the assets and revenues of a non-governmental user, the non-governmental user would be deemed the sole issuer. If, in either case, the creating government or some other entity were to guarantee the security, the guarantee would be considered a separate security and treated as an issue of the guaranteeing entity.

Fundamental Investment Policies

The funds’ fundamental investment policies are set forth below. These investment policies, a fund’s investment objective set forth in its prospectus, and a fund’s status as diversified may not be changed without approval of a majority of the outstanding votes of shareholders of a fund, as determined in accordance with the Investment Company Act.

Subject	Policy
Senior Securities	A fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the Investment Company Act.
Borrowing	A fund may not borrow money, except that a fund may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33⅓% of the fund’s total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings).
Lending	A fund may not lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33⅓% of the fund’s total assets would be lent to other parties, except (i) through the purchase of debt securities in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations or (ii) by engaging in repurchase agreements with respect to portfolio securities.
Real Estate	A fund may not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments. This policy shall not prevent a fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies that deal in real estate or are engaged in the real estate business.
Concentration	A fund may not concentrate its investments in securities of issuers in a particular industry (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities).
Underwriting	A fund may not act as an underwriter of securities issued by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities.
Commodities	A fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments, provided that this limitation shall not prohibit the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities.
Control	A fund may not invest for purposes of exercising control over management.

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For purposes of the investment policies relating to lending and borrowing, the funds have received an exemptive order from the SEC regarding an interfund lending program. Under the terms of the exemptive order, the funds may borrow money from or lend money to other American Century Investments-advised funds that permit such transactions. All such transactions will be subject to the limits for borrowing and lending set forth above. The funds will borrow money through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the costs of short-term bank loans. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend only overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. The funds will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from other short-term instruments (such as repurchase agreements). The funds may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.

For purposes of the investment policy relating to concentration, a fund shall not purchase any securities that would cause 25% or more of the value of the fund’s total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that

(a)	there is no limitation with respect to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or any of their authorities, agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions and repurchase agreements secured by such obligations,
(b)	wholly owned finance companies will be considered to be in the industries of their parents if their activities are primarily related to financing the activities of their parents,
(c)	utilities will be divided according to their services, for example, gas, gas transmission, electric and gas, electric, and telephone will each be considered a separate industry, and
(d)	business credit and personal credit businesses will be considered separate industries.

Nonfundamental Investment Policies

In addition, the funds are subject to the following investment policies that are not fundamental and may be changed by the Board of Trustees.

Subject	Policy
Leveraging	A fund may not purchase additional investment securities at any time during which outstanding borrowings exceed 5% of the total assets of the fund.
Futures and Options	The money market fund may not purchase or sell futures contracts or call options. This limitation does not apply to options attached to, or acquired or traded together with, their underlying securities, and does not apply to securities that incorporate features similar to options or futures contracts.
Liquidity	A fund may not purchase any security or enter into a repurchase agreement if, as a result, more than 15% of its net assets (10% for the money market fund) would be invested in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities include repurchase agreements not entitling the holder to payment of principal and interest within seven days, and securities that are illiquid by virtue of legal or contractual restrictions on resale or the absence of a readily available market.
Short Sales	A fund may not sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.
Margin	A fund may not purchase securities on margin, except to obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.

The Investment Company Act imposes certain additional restrictions upon the funds’ ability to acquire securities issued by insurance companies, broker-dealers, underwriters or investment advisors, and upon transactions with affiliated persons as defined by the Act. It also defines and forbids the creation of cross and circular ownership. Neither the SEC nor any other agency of the federal or state government participates in or supervises the management of the funds or their investment practices or policies.

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Temporary Defensive Measures

For temporary defensive purposes, a fund may invest in securities that may not fit its investment objective or its stated market. During a temporary defensive period, a fund may direct its assets to the following investment vehicles:

• interest-bearing bank accounts or certificates of deposit;  

• U.S. government securities and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities; and  

• other money market funds.

To the extent a fund assumes a defensive position, it will not be pursuing its investment objectives and may generate taxable income.

Portfolio Turnover

The portfolio turnover rate of each fund (except the money market fund) for its most recent fiscal year is included in the Fund Summary section of that fund's prospectus. The portfolio turnover rate for such fund's last five fiscal years, is shown in the Financial Highlights tables in the prospectuses. Because of the short-term nature of the money market fund’s investments, portfolio turnover rates are not generally used to evaluate their trading activities.

For each fund other than the money market fund, the portfolio managers intend to purchase a given security whenever they believe it will contribute to the stated objective of a particular fund. In order to achieve each fund’s investment objective, the managers may sell a given security regardless of the length of time it has been held in the portfolio, and regardless of the gain or loss realized on the sale. The managers may sell a portfolio security if they believe that the security is not fulfilling its purpose because, among other things, it did not live up to the managers’ expectations, because it may be replaced with another security holding greater promise, because it has reached its optimum potential, because of a change in the circumstances of a particular company or industry or in general economic conditions, or because of some combination of such reasons.

Because investment decisions are based on a particular security’s anticipated contribution to a fund’s investment objective, the managers believe that the rate of portfolio turnover is irrelevant when they determine that a change is required to achieve the fund’s investment objective. As a result, a fund’s annual portfolio turnover rate cannot be anticipated and may be higher than that of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives. Higher turnover could result in greater trading costs, which is a cost the funds pay directly. Portfolio turnover also may affect the character of capital gains realized and distributed by a fund, if any, because short-term capital gains are characterized as ordinary income.

Because the managers do not take portfolio turnover rate into account in making investment decisions, (1) the managers have no intention of maintaining any particular rate of portfolio turnover, whether high or low, and (2) the portfolio turnover rates in the past should not be considered as representative of the rates that will be attained in the future.

Variations in a fund’s portfolio turnover rate from year to year may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption activity, varying market conditions, and/or changes in the managers’ investment outlook.

Management

The individuals listed below serve as trustees or officers of the funds. Each trustee serves until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until he or she retires. Effective March 2004, mandatory retirement age for independent trustees is 73. However, the mandatory retirement age may be extended for a period not to exceed two years with the approval of the remaining independent trustees. Those listed as interested trustees are “interested” primarily by virtue of their engagement as directors and/or officers of, or ownership interest in, American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC) or its wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries, including the funds’ investment advisor, American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM or the advisor); the funds’ principal underwriter, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS); and the funds’ transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC (ACS).

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The other trustees (more than three-fourths of the total number) are independent; that is, they have never been employees, directors or officers of, and have no financial interest in, ACC or any of its wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries, including ACIM, ACIS and ACS. The trustees serve in this capacity for eight registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds.

All persons named as officers of the funds also serve in similar capacities for the other 14 registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds advised by ACIM or American Century Global Investment Management, Inc. (ACGIM), a wholly owned subsidiary of ACIM, unless otherwise noted. Only officers with policy-making functions are listed. No officer is compensated for his or her service as an officer of the funds. The listed officers are interested persons of the funds and are appointed or re-appointed on an annual basis.

Interested Trustee

Jonathan S. Thomas, 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

Year of Birth: 1963

Position(s) Held with Funds: Trustee (since 2007) and President (since 2007)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, ACC (March 2007 to present);Chief Administrative Officer, ACC (February 2006 to February 2007); Executive Vice President, ACC (November 2005 to February 2007). Also serves as: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, ACS; Executive Vice President, ACIM and ACGIM; Director, ACIM, ACGIM, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries. Managing Director, Morgan Stanley (March 2000 to November 2005)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 103

Other Directorships Held by Trustee: None

Independent Trustees

John Freidenrich, 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043

Year of Birth: 1937

Position(s) Held with Funds: Trustee (since 2005)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Member and Manager, Regis Management Company, LLC (money management firm) (April 2004 to present); Partner and Founder, Bay Partners (venture capital firm) (1976 to 2006)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 40

Other Directorships Held by Trustee: None

Ronald J. Gilson, 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043

Year of Birth: 1946

Position(s) Held with Funds: Trustee (since 1995) and Chairman of the Board (since 2005)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Charles J. Meyers Professor of Law and Business, Stanford Law School (1979 to present); Marc and Eva Stern Professor of Law and Business, Columbia University School of Law (1992 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 40

Other Directorships Held by Trustee: None

Frederick L. A. Grauer, 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043

Year of Birth: 1946

Position(s) Held with Funds: Trustee (since 2008)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Advisor, Barclays Global Investors (asset manager) (2003 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 40

Other Directorships Held by Trustee: None

 

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Peter F. Pervere, 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043

Year of Birth: 1947

Position(s) Held with Funds: Trustee (since 2007)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Retired, formerly Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Commerce One, Inc. (software and services provider)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 40

Other Directorships Held by Trustee: None

Myron S. Scholes, 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043

Year of Birth: 1941

Position(s) Held with Funds: Trustee (since 1980)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chairman, Platinum Grove Asset Management, L.P. (asset manager) (1999 to present); Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance-Emeritus, Stanford Graduate School of Business (1996 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 40

Other Directorships Held by Trustee: Dimensional Fund Advisors

John B. Shoven, 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043

Year of Birth: 1947

Position(s) Held with Funds: Trustee (since 2002)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Professor of Economics, Stanford University (1973 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 40

Other Directorships Held by Trustee: Cadence Design Systems, E×ponent

 
Jeanne D. Wohlers, 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043

Year of Birth: 1945

Position(s) Held with Funds: Trustee (since 1984)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Retired

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 40

Other Directorships Held by Trustee: None

Officers

Barry Fink, 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

Year of Birth: 1955

Position(s) Held with Funds: Executive Vice President (since 2007)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, ACC (September 2007 to present); President, ACS (October 2007 to present); Managing Director, Morgan Stanley (2000 to 2007); Global General Counsel, Morgan Stanley (2000 to 2006). Also serves as: Director, ACC, ACS, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries.

Maryanne Roepke, 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

Year of Birth: 1956

Position(s) Held with Funds: Chief Compliance Officer (since 2006) and Senior Vice President (since 2000)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, ACIM, ACGIM and ACS (August 2006 to present); Assistant Treasurer, ACC (January 1995 to August 2006); and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, various American Century Investments funds (July 2000 to August 2006). Also serves as: Senior Vice President, ACS.

Charles A. Etherington, 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

Year of Birth: 1957

Position(s) Held with Funds: General Counsel (since 2007) and Senior Vice President (since 2006)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Attorney, ACC (February 1994 to present);Vice President, ACC (November 2005 to present); General Counsel, ACC (March 2007 to present). Also serves as: General Counsel, ACIM, ACGIM, ACS, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries; and Senior Vice President, ACIM, ACGIM and ACS.

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Robert Leach, 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

Year of Birth: 1966

Position(s) Held with Funds: Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (all since 2006)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President, ACS (February 2000 to present); and Controller, various American Century Investments funds (1997 to September 2006).

David H. Reinmiller, 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

Year of Birth: 1963

Position(s) Held with Funds: Vice President (since September 2001)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Attorney, ACC (January 1994 to present); Associate General Counsel, ACC (January 2001 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, American Century Investments funds, ACIM and ACGIM (January 2001 to February 2005). Also serves as: Associate General Counsel, ACIM, ACGIM, ACS, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries; and Vice President, ACIM, ACGIM and ACS.

Ward Stauffer, 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

Year of Birth: 1960

Position(s) Held with Funds: Secretary (since March 2005)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Attorney, ACC (June 2003 to present)

The Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees oversees the management of the funds and meets at least quarterly to review reports about fund operations. Although the Board of Trustees does not manage the funds, it has hired the advisor to do so. The trustees, in carrying out their fiduciary duty under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are responsible for approving new and existing management contracts with the funds’ advisor.

The board has the authority to manage the business of the funds on behalf of their investors, and it has all powers necessary or convenient to carry out that responsibility. Consequently, the trustees may adopt Bylaws providing for the regulation and management of the affairs of the funds and may amend and repeal them to the extent that such Bylaws do not reserve that right to the funds’ investors. They may fill vacancies in or reduce the number of board members, and may elect and remove such officers and appoint and terminate such agents as they consider appropriate. They may appoint from their own number and establish and terminate one or more committees consisting of two or more trustees who may exercise the powers and authority of the board to the extent that the trustees determine. They may, in general, delegate such authority as they consider desirable to any officer of the funds, to any committee of the board and to any agent or employee of the funds or to any custodian, transfer or investor servicing agent, or principal underwriter. Any determination as to what is in the interests of the funds made by the trustees in good faith shall be conclusive.

The Advisory Board

The funds also have an Advisory Board. Members of the Advisory Board, if any, function like fund trustees in many respects, but do not possess voting power. Advisory Board members are eligible to attend all meetings of the Board of Trustees and the independent trustees and receive any materials distributed in connection with such meetings.

Committees

The board has four standing committees to oversee specific functions of the funds’ operations. Information about these committees appears in the table below. The trustee first named serves as chairman of the committee.

Committee: Audit and Compliance

Members: Peter F. Pervere, Ronald J. Gilson, Jeanne D. Wohlers

Function: The Audit and Compliance Committee approves the engagement of the funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, recommends approval of such engagement to the independent trustees, and oversees the activities of the funds’ independent registered public accounting firm. The committee receives reports from the advisor’s Internal Audit Department, which is accountable to the committee. The committee also receives reporting about compliance matters affecting the funds.

Number of Meetings Held During Fiscal Year: 4

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Committee: Corporate Governance

Members: Ronald J. Gilson, John Freidenrich, John B. Shoven

Function: The Corporate Governance Committee reviews board procedures and committee structures. It also considers and recommends individuals for nomination as trustees. The names of potential trustee candidates may be drawn from a number of sources, including recommendations from members of the board, management (in the case of interested trustees only) and shareholders. Shareholders may submit trustee nominations to the Corporate Secretary, American Century Investments Funds, P.O. Box 410141, Kansas City, MO 64141. All such nominations will be forwarded to the committee for consideration. The committee also may recommend the creation of new committees, evaluate the membership structure of new and existing committees, consider the frequency and duration of board and committee meetings and otherwise evaluate the responsibilities, processes, resources, performance and compensation of the board.

Number of Meetings Held During Fiscal Year: 1

Committee: Portfolio

Members: Myron S. Scholes, John Freidenrich, Frederick L.A. Grauer

Function: The Portfolio Committee reviews quarterly the investment activities and strategies used to manage fund assets. The committee regularly receives reports from portfolio managers, credit analysts and other investment personnel concerning the funds’ investments.

Number of Meetings Held During Fiscal Year: 4

Committee: Quality of Service

Members: John B. Shoven, Ronald J. Gilson, Peter F. Pervere

Function: The Quality of Service Committee reviews the level and quality of transfer agent and administrative services provided to the funds and their shareholders. It receives and reviews reports comparing those services to those of fund competitors and seeks to improve such services where feasible and appropriate.

Number of Meetings Held During Fiscal Year: 4

Compensation of Trustees

The independent trustees serve as trustees for eight investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds. Jonathan S. Thomas, interested trustee, serves as trustee or director for 15 investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds. As an interested trustee, Mr. Thomas does not receive any compensation from the funds for his service as a trustee. Each trustee who is not an interested person as defined in the Investment Company Act receives compensation for service as a member of the board of all such companies based on a schedule that takes into account the number of meetings attended and the assets of the funds for which the meetings are held. These fees and expenses are divided among these investment companies based, in part, upon their relative net assets. Under the terms of the management agreement with the advisor, the funds are responsible for paying such fees and expenses.

The following table shows the aggregate compensation paid by the funds for the periods indicated and by the eight investment companies served by the board to each trustee who is not an interested person as defined in the Investment Company Act.

Aggregate Trustee Compensation for Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2009
Name of Trustee	Total Compensation from the Funds(1)	Total Compensation from the American Century Investments Family of Funds(2)
John Freidenrich	$9,274	$131,099
Ronald J. Gilson	$15,517	$219,154
Frederick L. A. Grauer	$9,126	$129,099
Peter F. Pervere	$10,548	$149,105
Myron S. Scholes	$9,275	$131,102
John B. Shoven	$9,776	$138,102
Jeanne D. Wohlers	$9,933	$139,599

1 Includes compensation paid to the trustees for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, and also includes amounts deferred at the election of the trustees under the American Century Mutual Funds’ Independent Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan.

2 Includes compensation paid by the investment companies of the American Century Investments family of funds served by this board. The total amount of deferred compensation included in the preceding table is as follows: Mr. Freidenrich, $0; Mr. Gilson, $219,154; Mr. Grauer, $0; Mr. Pervere, $19,455; Mr. Scholes, $52,332; Mr. Shoven, $138,102; and Jeanne Wohlers, $118,659.

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The funds have adopted the American Century Mutual Funds’ Independent Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan. Under the plan, the independent trustees may defer receipt of all or any part of the fees to be paid to them for serving as trustees of the funds.

All deferred fees are credited to an account established in the name of the trustees. The amounts credited to the account then increase or decrease, as the case may be, in accordance with the performance of one or more of the American Century Investments funds that are selected by the trustee. The account balance continues to fluctuate in accordance with the performance of the selected fund or funds until final payment of all amounts credited to the account. Trustees are allowed to change their designation of mutual funds from time to time.

No deferred fees are payable until such time as a trustee resigns, retires or otherwise ceases to be a member of the Board of Trustees. Trustees may receive deferred fee account balances either in a lump sum payment or in substantially equal installment payments to be made over a period not to exceed 10 years. Upon the death of a trustee, all remaining deferred fee account balances are paid to the trustee’s beneficiary or, if none, to the trustee’s estate.

The plan is an unfunded plan and, accordingly, the funds have no obligation to segregate assets to secure or fund the deferred fees. To date, the funds have voluntarily funded their obligations. The rights of trustees to receive their deferred fee account balances are the same as the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the funds. The plan may be terminated at any time by the administrative committee of the plan. If terminated, all deferred fee account balances will be paid in a lump sum.

Ownership of Fund Shares

The trustees owned shares in the funds as of December 31, 2008, as shown in the table below.

	Name of Trustees
	Jonathan S. Thomas(1)	John Freidenrich	Ronald J. Gilson(1)	Frederick L.A. Grauer
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Funds:
California High-Yield Municipal	A	A	A	A
California Long-Term Tax-Free	A	A	A	A
California Tax-Free Bond	A	A	A	A
California Tax-Free Money Market	A	A	B	A
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in Family of Investment Companies	E	C	E	A

Ranges: A—none, B—$1-$10,000, C—$10,001-$50,000, D—$50,001-$100,000, E—More than $100,000

	Name of Trustees
	Peter F. Pervere(1)	Myron S. Scholes(1)	John B. Shoven(1)	Jeanne D. Wohlers(1)
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Funds:
California High-Yield Municipal	A	A	A	A
California Long-Term Tax-Free	A	A	A	A
California Tax-Free Bond	A	A	A	A
California Tax-Free Money Market	A	B	A	E
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in Family of Investment Companies	A	E	E	E

Ranges: A—none, B—$1-$10,000, C—$10,001-$50,000, D—$50,001-$100,000, E—More than $100,000

1 This trustee owns shares of one or more registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds that are not overseen by this board.

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Code of Ethics

The funds, their investment advisor and principal underwriter have adopted codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act. They permit personnel subject to the codes to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the funds, provided that they first obtain approval from the compliance department before making such investments.

Proxy Voting Guidelines

The advisor is responsible for exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the funds. In exercising its voting obligations, the advisor is guided by general fiduciary principles. It must act prudently, solely in the interest of the funds, and for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to them. The advisor attempts to consider all factors of its vote that could affect the value of the investment. The funds’ Board of Trustees has approved the advisor’s proxy voting guidelines to govern the advisor’s proxy voting activities.

The advisor and the board have agreed on certain significant contributors to shareholder value with respect to a number of matters that are often the subject of proxy solicitations for shareholder meetings. The proxy voting guidelines specifically address these considerations and establish a framework for the advisor’s consideration of the vote that would be appropriate for the funds. In particular, the proxy voting guidelines outline principles and factors to be considered in the exercise of voting authority for proposals addressing:

•	Election of Directors
•	Ratification of Selection of Auditors
•	Equity-Based Compensation Plans
•	Anti-Takeover Proposals
	■ Cumulative Voting
	■ Staggered Boards
	■ “Blank Check” Preferred Stock
	■ Elimination of Preemptive Rights
	■ Non-Targeted Share Repurchase
	■ Increase in Authorized Common Stock
	■ “Supermajority” Voting Provisions or Super Voting Share Classes
	■ “Fair Price” Amendments
	■ Limiting the Right to Call Special Shareholder Meetings
	■ Poison Pills or Shareholder Rights Plans
	■ Golden Parachutes
	■ Reincorporation
	■ Confidential Voting
	■ Opting In or Out of State Takeover Laws
•	Shareholder Proposals Involving Social, Moral or Ethical Matters
•	Anti-Greenmail Proposals
•	Changes to Indemnification Provisions
•	Non-Stock Incentive Plans
•	Director Tenure
•	Directors’ Stock Options Plans
•	Director Share Ownership

Finally, the proxy voting guidelines establish procedures for voting of proxies in cases in which the advisor may have a potential conflict of interest. Companies with which the advisor has direct business relationships could theoretically use these relationships to attempt to unduly influence the manner in which American Century Investments votes on matters for the funds. To ensure that such a conflict of interest does not affect proxy votes cast for the funds, all discretionary (including case-by-case) voting for these companies will be voted in direct consultation with a committee of the independent trustees of the funds.

In addition, to avoid any potential conflict of interest that may arise when one American Century Investments fund owns shares of another American Century Investments fund, the advisor will “echo vote” such shares, if possible.

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That is, it will vote the shares in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of the shares. Shares of American Century Investments “NT” funds will be voted in the same proportion as the vote of the shareholders of the corresponding American Century Investments policy portfolio for proposals common to both funds. For example, NT Growth Fund shares will be echo voted in accordance with the votes of Growth Fund shareholders. In all other cases, the shares will be voted in direct consultation with a committee of the independent directors of the voting fund.

A copy of the advisor’s proxy voting guidelines and information regarding how the advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on the About Us page at americancentury.com. The advisor’s proxy voting record also is available on the SEC’s Web site at sec.gov.

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

The advisor (ACIM) has adopted policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of fund portfolio holdings and characteristics, which are described below.

Distribution to the Public

Full portfolio holdings for each fund will be made available for distribution 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, and will be posted on americancentury.com at approximately the same time. This disclosure is in addition to the portfolio disclosure in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports, and on Form N-Q, which disclosures are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 60 days of each fiscal quarter end and also posted on americancentury.com at the time the filings are made.

Top 10 holdings for each fund will be made available for distribution 30 days after the end of each month, and will be posted on americancentury.com at approximately the same time.

Portfolio characteristics that are derived from portfolio holdings but do not identify any specific security will be made available for distribution 15 days after the end of the period to which such data relates. Characteristics that identify any specific security will be made available 30 days after the end of the period to which such data relates. Characteristics in both categories will generally be posted on americancentury.com at approximately the time they are made available for distribution. Data derived from portfolio returns and any other characteristics not deemed confidential will be available for distribution at any time. The advisor may make determinations of confidentiality on a fund-by-fund basis, and may add or delete characteristics to or from those considered confidential at any time.

Any American Century Investments fund that sells securities short as an investment strategy will disclose full portfolio holdings only in annual and semi-annual shareholder reports and on form N-Q. These funds will make long holdings available for distribution 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, but the funds will keep short holdings confidential. Top 10 long holdings and portfolio characteristics will be made available for distribution in accordance with the policies set forth above.

So long as portfolio holdings are disclosed in accordance with the above parameters, the advisor makes no distinction among different categories of recipients, such as individual investors, institutional investors, intermediaries that distribute the funds’ shares, third-party service providers, rating and ranking organizations, and fund affiliates. Because this information is publicly available and widely disseminated, the advisor places no conditions or restrictions on, and does not monitor, its use. Nor does the advisor require special authorization for its disclosure.

Accelerated Disclosure

The advisor recognizes that certain parties, in addition to the advisor and its affiliates, may have legitimate needs for information about portfolio holdings and characteristics prior to the times prescribed above. Such accelerated disclosure is permitted under the circumstances described below.

Ongoing Arrangements

Certain parties, such as investment consultants who provide regular analysis of fund portfolios for their clients and intermediaries who pass through information to fund shareholders, may have legitimate needs for accelerated disclosure. These needs may include, for example, the preparation of reports for customers who invest in the funds, the creation of analyses of fund characteristics for intermediary or consultant clients, the reformatting of data for distribution to the intermediary’s or consultant’s clients, and the review of fund performance for ERISA fiduciary purposes.

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In such cases, accelerated disclosure is permitted if the service provider enters an appropriate non-disclosure agreement with the fund’s distributor in which it agrees to treat the information confidentially until the public distribution date and represents that the information will be used only for the legitimate services provided to its clients (i.e., not for trading).

Non-disclosure agreements require the approval of an attorney in the advisor’s legal department. The advisor’s compliance department receives quarterly reports detailing which clients received accelerated disclosure, what they received, when they received it and the purposes of such disclosure. Compliance personnel are required to confirm that an appropriate non-disclosure agreement has been obtained from each recipient identified in the reports.

Those parties who have entered into non-disclosure agreements as of October 12, 2009 are as follows:

• American Fidelity Assurance Co.

• AUL/American United Life Insurance Company

• Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation

• Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company

• Asset Services Company L.L.C.

• Bell Globemedia Publishing

• Bellwether Consulting, LLC

• Bidart & Ross

• Callan Associates, Inc.

• Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

• Cambridge Financial Services, Inc.

• Capital Cities, LLC

• Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

• Cleary Gull Inc.

• Commerce Bank, N.A.

• Connecticut General Life Insurance Company

• Consulting Services Group, LLC

• Curcio Webb LLC

• Defined Contribution Advisors, Inc.

• DWS Investments Distributors, Inc.

• EquiTrust Life Insurance Company

• Evaluation Associates, LLC

• Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC

• Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company

• First MetLife Investors Insurance Company

• Fund Evaluation Group, LLC

• The Guardian Life Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc.

• Hammond Associates, Inc.

• Hewitt Associates LLC

• ICMA Retirement Corporation

• ING Insurance Company of America

• Iron Capital Advisors

• J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC

• Jefferson National Life Insurance Company

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• John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.

• Kansas City Life Insurance Company

• Kmotion, Inc.

• Liberty Life Insurance Company

• The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

• Lipper Inc.

• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

• Merrill Lynch

• MetLife Investors Insurance Company

• MetLife Investors Insurance Company of California

• Midland National Life Insurance Company

• Minnesota Life Insurance Company

• Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.

• Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC

• Morningstar Associates LLC

• Morningstar Investment Services, Inc.

• National Life Insurance Company

• Nationwide Financial

• New England Pension Consultants

• The Newport Group

• Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.

• NYLIFE Distributors, LLC

• Principal Life Insurance Company

• Prudential Financial

• Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC

• Rogers Casey, Inc.

• S&P Financial Communications

• Security Benefit Life Insurance Co.

• Slocum

• SunTrust Bank

• Symetra Life Insurance Company

• Union Bank of California, N.A.

• The Union Central Life Insurance Company

• Valic Financial Advisors Inc.

• VALIC Retirement Services Company

• Vestek Systems, Inc.

• Wachovia Bank, N.A.

• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Once a party has executed a non-disclosure agreement, it may receive any or all of the following data for funds in which its clients have investments or are actively considering investment:

(1)	Full holdings quarterly as soon as reasonably available;
(2)	Full holdings monthly as soon as reasonably available;
(3)	Top 10 holdings monthly as soon as reasonably available; and
(4)	Portfolio characteristics monthly as soon as reasonably available.

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The types, frequency and timing of disclosure to such parties vary. In most situations, the information provided pursuant to a non-disclosure agreement is limited to certain portfolio characteristics and/or top 10 holdings, which information is provided on a monthly basis. In limited situations, and when approved by a member of the legal department and responsible Chief Investment Officer, full holdings may be provided.

Single Event Requests

In certain circumstances, the advisor may provide fund holding information on an accelerated basis outside of an ongoing arrangement with manager-level or higher authorization. For example, from time to time the advisor may receive requests for proposals (RFPs) from consultants or potential clients that request information about a fund’s holdings on an accelerated basis. As long as such requests are on a one-time basis, and do not result in continued receipt of data, such information may be provided in the RFP as of the most recent month end regardless of lag time. Such information will be provided with a confidentiality legend and only in cases where the advisor has reason to believe that the data will be used only for legitimate purposes and not for trading.

In addition, the advisor occasionally may work with a transition manager to move a large account into or out of a fund. To reduce the impact to the fund, such transactions may be conducted on an in-kind basis using shares of portfolio securities rather than cash. The advisor may provide accelerated holdings disclosure to the transition manager with little or no lag time to facilitate such transactions, but only if the transition manager enters into an appropriate non-disclosure agreement.

Service Providers

Various service providers to the funds and the funds’ advisor must have access to some or all of the funds’ portfolio holdings information on an accelerated basis from time to time in the ordinary course of providing services to the funds. These service providers include the funds’ custodian (daily, with no lag), auditors (as needed) and brokers involved in the execution of fund trades (as needed). Additional information about these service providers and their relationships with the funds and the advisor are provided elsewhere in this statement of additional information. In addition, the funds' investment advisor may use analytical systems provided by third party data aggregators who have access to the funds' portfolio holdings daily, with no lag.  These data aggregators enter into non-disclosure agreements after authorization by an appropriate officer of the advisor.

Additional Safeguards

The advisor’s policies and procedures include a number of safeguards designed to control disclosure of portfolio holdings and characteristics so that such disclosure is consistent with the best interests of fund shareholders. First, the frequency with which this information is disclosed to the public, and the length of time between the date of the information and the date on which the information is disclosed, are selected to minimize the possibility of a third party improperly benefiting from fund investment decisions to the detriment of fund shareholders. Second, distribution of portfolio holdings information, including compliance with the advisor’s policies and the resolution of any potential conflicts that may arise, is monitored quarterly. Finally, the funds’ Board of Trustees exercises oversight of disclosure of the funds’ portfolio securities. The board has received and reviewed a summary of the advisor’s policy and is informed on a quarterly basis of any changes to or violations of such policy detected during the prior quarter.

Neither the advisor nor the funds receive any compensation from any party for the distribution of portfolio holdings information.

The advisor reserves the right to change its policies and procedures with respect to the distribution of portfolio holdings information at any time. There is no guarantee that these policies and procedures will protect the funds from the potential misuse of holdings information by individuals or firms in possession of such information.

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The Funds’ Principal Shareholders

As of November 30, 2009, the following shareholders owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a class of the funds. The table shows shares owned of record. Beneficial ownership of which American Century Investments is aware, if any, appears in a footnote to the table.

Fund/ Class	Shareholder	Percentage of Outstanding Shares Owned of Record
California High-Yield Municipal
Investor Class
	Charles Schwab & Co. San Francisco, CA	29%
	National Financial Services Corp. New York, NY	6%
A Class
	Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. San Francisco, CA	43%
	MLPF&S Inc. Jacksonville, FL	12%
	LPL Financial San Diego, CA	6%
B Class
	MLPF&S Inc. Jacksonville, FL	21%
	American Enterprise Investment Svcs Minneapolis, MN	7%
	American Enterprise Investment Svcs Minneapolis, MN	6%
	NFS LLC FEBO Hilda Baker Hilda Baker Tr Los Angeles, CA	5%
C Class
	MLPF&S Inc. Jacksonville, FL	29%
California Long-Term Tax-Free
Investor Class
	Charles Schwab & Co. San Francisco, CA	11%
A Class
	Ameriprise Advisor Services Detroit, MI	16%
	Ameriprise Advisor Services Detroit, MI	9%
	First Clearing LLC Long Beach, CA	8%
	First Clearing LLC Kentfield, CA	8%

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Fund/ Class	Shareholder	Percentage of Outstanding Shares Owned of Record
California Long-Term Tax-Free
A Class
	Charles Schwab & Co. San Francisco, CA	8%
	MLPF&S Jacksonville, FL	8%
	First Clearing LLC Laguna Beach, CA	6%
B Class
	American Century Investment Management, Inc. Kansas City, MO	100%(1)
C Class
	MLPF&S Jacksonville, FL	27%
	Primevest Financial Services FBO Hellen Huang St. Cloud, MN	6%
California Tax-Free Bond
Investor Class
	Charles Schwab & Co. San Francisco, CA	32%
	National Financial Services Corp. New York, NY	7%
California Tax-Free Money Market
Investor Class
	M Franklin Rudy & Margaret C Rudy Tr Rudy Family Trust Calabasas, CA	6%

1 Shares owned of record and beneficially.

The funds are unaware of any other shareholders, beneficial or of record, who own more than 5% of any class of a fund’s outstanding shares. The funds are unaware of any shareholders, beneficial or of record, who own more than 25% of the voting securities of the trust. A shareholder owning beneficially more than 25% of the trust’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. The vote of any such person could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders’ meeting than votes of other shareholders. As of November 30, 2009, the officers and trustees of the funds, as a group, owned less than 1% of any class of a fund’s outstanding shares.

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Service Providers

The funds have no employees. To conduct the funds’ day-to-day activities, the trust has hired a number of service providers. Each service provider has a specific function to fill on behalf of the funds that is described below.

ACIM, ACS and ACIS are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. James E. Stowers, Jr. controls ACC by virtue of his stock ownership.

Investment Advisor

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) serves as the investment advisor for each of the funds. A description of the responsibilities of the advisor appears in each prospectus under the heading Management.

For the services provided to the funds, the advisor receives a unified management fee based on a percentage of the daily net assets of each class of shares of the fund. For more information about the unified management fee, see The Investment Advisor under the heading Management in each fund’s prospectus. The annual rate at which this fee is assessed is determined daily in a multi-step process. First, each of the trust’s funds is categorized according to the broad asset class in which it invests (e.g., money market, bond or equity), and the assets of the funds in each category are totaled (“Fund Category Assets”). Second, the assets are totaled for certain other accounts managed by the advisor (“Other Account Category Assets”). To be included, these accounts must have the same management team and investment objective as a fund in the same category with the same board of trustees as the trust. Together, the Fund Category Assets and the Other Account Category Assets comprise the “Investment Category Assets.” The Investment Category Fee Rate is then calculated by applying a fund’s Investment Category Fee Schedule to the Investment Category Assets and dividing the result by the Investment Category Assets.

Finally, a separate Complex Fee Schedule is applied to the assets of all of the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds (the “Complex Assets”), and the Complex Fee Rate is calculated based on the resulting total. The Investment Category Fee Rate and the Complex Fee Rate are then added to determine the Management Fee Rate payable by a class of the fund to the advisor.

For purposes of determining the assets that comprise the Fund Category Assets, Other Account Category Assets and Complex Assets, the assets of registered investment companies managed by the advisor that invest primarily in the shares of other registered investment companies shall not be included.

The schedules by which the unified management fee is determined are shown below.

Investment Category Fee Schedule for California High-Yield Municipal
Category Assets	Fee Rate
First $1 billion	0.3100%
Next $1 billion	0.2580%
Next $3 billion	0.2280%
Next $5 billion	0.2080%
Next $15 billion	0.1950%
Next $25 billion	0.1930%
Thereafter	0.1925%

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Investment Category Fee Schedule for California Long-Term Tax-Free and California Tax-Free Bond
Category Assets	Fee Rate
First $1 billion	0.2800%
Next $1 billion	0.2280%
Next $3 billion	0.1980%
Next $5 billion	0.1780%
Next $15 billion	0.1650%
Next $25 billion	0.1630%
Thereafter	0.1625%

Investment Category Fee Schedule for California Tax-Free Money Market
Category Assets	Fee Rate
First $1 billion	0.2700%
Next $1 billion	0.2270%
Next $3 billion	0.1860%
Next $5 billion	0.1690%
Next $15 billion	0.1580%
Next $25 billion	0.1575%
Thereafter	0.1570%

The Complex Fee is determined according to the schedule below.

Complex Fee Schedule
Complex Assets	Fee Rate for Investor Class, A Class, B Class and C Class
First $2.5 billion	0.3100%
Next $7.5 billion	0.3000%
Next $15 billion	0.2985%
Next $25 billion	0.2970%
Next $25 billion	0.2870%
Next $25 billion	0.2800%
Next $25 billion	0.2700%
Next $25 billion	0.2650%
Next $25 billion	0.2600%
Next $25 billion	0.2550%
Thereafter	0.2500%

On each calendar day, each class of each fund accrues a management fee that is equal to the class’s Management Fee Rate times the net assets of the class divided by 365 (366 in leap years). On the first business day of each month, the funds pay a management fee to the advisor for the previous month. The fee for the previous month is the sum of the calculated daily fees for each class of a fund during the previous month.

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The management agreement between the trust and the advisor shall continue in effect until the earlier of the expiration of two years from the date of its execution or until the first meeting of shareholders following such execution and for as long thereafter as its continuance is specifically approved at least annually by

• the funds’ Board of Trustees, or a majority of outstanding shareholder votes (as defined in the Investment Company Act) and  

• the vote of a majority of the trustees of the funds who are not parties to the agreement or interested persons of the advisor, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

The management agreement states that the funds’ Board of Trustees or a majority of outstanding shareholder votes may terminate the management agreement at any time without payment of any penalty on 60 days’ written notice to the advisor. The management agreement shall be automatically terminated if it is assigned.

The management agreement provides that the advisor shall not be liable to the funds or their shareholders for anything other than willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties.

The management agreement also provides that the advisor and its officers, trustees and employees may engage in other business, render services to others, and devote time and attention to any other business whether of a similar or dissimilar nature.

Certain investments may be appropriate for the funds and also for other clients advised by the advisor. Investment decisions for the funds and other clients are made with a view to achieving their respective investment objectives after consideration of such factors as their current holdings, availability of cash for investment and the size of their investment generally. A particular security may be bought or sold for only one client or fund, or in different amounts and at different times for more than one but less than all clients or funds. A particular security may be bought for one client or fund on the same day it is sold for another client or fund, and a client or fund may hold a short position in a particular security at the same time another client or fund holds a long position. In addition, purchases or sales of the same security may be made for two or more clients or funds on the same date. The advisor has adopted procedures designed to ensure such transactions will be allocated among clients and funds in a manner believed by the advisor to be equitable to each. In some cases this procedure could have an adverse effect on the price or amount of the securities purchased or sold by a fund.

The advisor may aggregate purchase and sale orders of the funds with purchase and sale orders of its other clients when the advisor believes that such aggregation provides the best execution for the funds. The Board of Trustees has approved the policy of the advisor with respect to the aggregation of portfolio transactions. Fixed-income securities transactions are not executed through a centralized trading desk. Instead, portfolio teams are responsible for executing trades with broker/dealers in a predominantly dealer marketplace. Trade allocation decisions are made by the portfolio manager at the time of trade execution and orders entered on the fixed-income order management system. The advisor will not aggregate portfolio transactions of the funds unless it believes such aggregation is consistent with its duty to seek best execution on behalf of the funds and the terms of the management agreement. The advisor receives no additional compensation or remuneration as a result of such aggregation.

Unified management fees incurred by each fund for the fiscal periods ended August 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, are indicated in the following table.

Unified Management Fees
Fund	2009	2008	2007
California High-Yield Municipal	$2,574,499(1)	$3,232,273	$3,108,718
California Long-Term Tax-Free	$1,953,563	$2,140,044	$2,174,114
California Tax-Free Bond	$2,777,896	$2,874,457	$2,185,454
California Tax-Free Money Market	$2,177,986(2)	$2,563,948(3)	$2,473,927(4)

1 Amount shown reflects waiver by advisor of $10,025 in management fees.

2 Amount shown reflects waiver by advisor of $320,851 in management fees.

3 Amount shown reflects waiver by advisor of $239,471 in management fees.

4 Amount shown reflects waiver by advisor of $95,201 in management fees.

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Portfolio Managers

Accounts Managed

The portfolio managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of various accounts, as indicated by the following table. None of these accounts has an advisory fee based on the performance of the account.

Accounts Managed (As of August 31, 2009)
		Registered Investment Companies (e.g., American Century Investments funds and American Century Investments- subadvised funds)	Other Pooled Investment Vehicles (e.g., commingled trusts and 529 education savings plans)	Other Accounts (e.g., separate accounts and corporate accounts, including incubation strategies and corporate money)
Joseph Gotelli	Number of Accounts	5	0	0
	Assets	$2.5 billion(1)	N/A	N/A
Alan Kruss	Number of Accounts	4	0	0
	Assets	$2.1 billion(2)	N/A	N/A
G. David MacEwen	Number of Accounts	10	1	0
	Assets	$5.1 billion(3)	$34.4 million	N/A
Steven M. Permut	Number of Accounts	12	0	0
	Assets	$11.4 billion(4)	N/A	N/A

1 Includes $420.9 million in California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund and $595.0 million in California Tax-Free Bond Fund.

2 Includes $595.0 million in California Tax-Free Bond Fund.

3 Includes $420.9 million in California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund.

4 Includes $504.6 million in California High-Yield Municipal Fund; $420.9 million in California Long-Term Tax-Free Fund; $595.0 million in California Tax-Free Bond Fund and $439.9 million in California Tax-Free Money Market Fund.

Potential Conflicts of Interest

Certain conflicts of interest may arise in connection with the management of multiple portfolios. Potential conflicts include, for example, conflicts among investment strategies and conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities. American Century Investments has adopted policies and procedures that are designed to minimize the effects of these conflicts.

Responsibility for managing American Century Investments client portfolios is organized according to investment discipline. Investment disciplines include, for example, quantitative equity, small- and mid-cap growth, large-cap growth, value, international, fixed income, asset allocation, and sector funds. Within each discipline are one or more portfolio teams responsible for managing specific client portfolios. Generally, client portfolios with similar strategies are managed by the same team using the same objective, approach, and philosophy. Accordingly, portfolio holdings, position sizes, and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across similar portfolios, which minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest.

For each investment strategy, one portfolio is generally designated as the “policy portfolio.” Other portfolios with similar investment objectives, guidelines and restrictions, if any, are referred to as “tracking portfolios.” When managing policy and tracking portfolios, a portfolio team typically purchases and sells securities across all portfolios that the team manages. American Century Investments’ trading systems include various order entry programs that assist in the management of multiple portfolios, such as the ability to purchase or sell the same relative amount of one security across several funds. In some cases a tracking portfolio may have additional restrictions or limitations that cause it to be managed separately from the policy portfolio. Portfolio managers make purchase and sale decisions for such portfolios alongside the policy portfolio to the extent the overlap is appropriate, and separately, if the overlap is not.

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American Century Investments may aggregate orders to purchase or sell the same security for multiple portfolios when it believes such aggregation is consistent with its duty to seek best execution on behalf of its clients. Orders of certain client portfolios may, by investment restriction or otherwise, be determined not available for aggregation. American Century Investments has adopted policies and procedures to minimize the risk that a client portfolio could be systematically advantaged or disadvantaged in connection with the aggregation of orders. To the extent equity trades are aggregated, shares purchased or sold are generally allocated to the participating portfolios pro rata based on order size. Because initial public offerings (IPOs) are usually available in limited supply and in amounts too small to permit across-the-board pro rata allocations, American Century Investments has adopted special procedures designed to promote a fair and equitable allocation of IPO securities among clients over time. Fixed income securities transactions are not executed through a centralized trading desk. Instead, portfolio teams are responsible for executing trades with broker/dealers in a predominantly dealer marketplace. Trade allocation decisions are made by the portfolio manager at the time of trade execution and orders entered on the fixed income order management system.

Finally, investment of American Century Investments’ corporate assets in proprietary accounts may raise additional conflicts of interest. To mitigate these potential conflicts of interest, American Century Investments has adopted policies and procedures intended to provide that trading in proprietary accounts is performed in a manner that does not give improper advantage to American Century Investments to the detriment of client portfolios.

Compensation

American Century Investments portfolio manager compensation is structured to align the interests of portfolio managers with those of the shareholders whose assets they manage. As of August 31, 2009, it includes the components described below, each of which is determined with reference to a number of factors such as overall performance, market competition, and internal equity. Compensation is not directly tied to the value of assets held in client portfolios.

Base Salary

Portfolio managers receive base pay in the form of a fixed annual salary.

Bonus

A significant portion of portfolio manager compensation takes the form of an annual incentive bonus tied to performance. Bonus payments are determined by a combination of factors. One factor is fund investment performance. Fund investment performance is generally measured by a combination of one- and three-year pre-tax performance relative to various benchmarks and/or internally-customized peer groups, such as those indicated below. The performance comparison periods may be adjusted based on a fund’s inception date or a portfolio manager’s tenure on the fund. In 2008, American Century Investments began placing increased emphasis on long-term performance and is phasing in five-year performance comparison periods.

Fund	Benchmarks	Peer Group(1)
California High-Yield Municipal		Morningstar US-Muni CA Long
California Long-Term Tax-Free	Proprietary Investortools CIM CA Long-Term Tax Free Index	Morningstar US-Muni CA Long
California Tax-Free Bond	Proprietary Investortools CIM CA Tax Free Index	Lipper CA Intermediate Muni Debt Funds

1 Custom peer groups are constructed using all the funds in the indicated categories as a starting point. Funds are then eliminated from the peer group based on a standardized methodology designed to result in a final peer group that is both more stable (i.e., has less peer turnover) over the long term and that more closely represents the fund’s true peers based on internal investment mandates.

Portfolio managers may have responsibility for multiple American Century Investments mutual funds. In such cases, the performance of each is assigned a percentage weight appropriate for the portfolio manager’s relative levels of responsibility. Portfolio managers also may have responsibility for other types of similarly managed portfolios. If the performance of a similarly managed account is considered for purposes of compensation, it is either measured in the same way as a comparable American Century Investments mutual fund (i.e., relative to the performance of a benchmark and/or peer group) or relative to the performance of such mutual fund.

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A second factor in the bonus calculation relates to the performance of a number of American Century Investments funds managed according to one of the following investment styles: U.S. growth, U.S. value, international, quantitative and fixed-income. Performance is measured for each product individually as described above and then combined to create an overall composite for the product group. These composites may measure one-year performance (equal weighted) or a combination of one- and three-year performance (equal or asset weighted) depending on the portfolio manager’s responsibilities and products managed. This feature is designed to encourage effective teamwork among portfolio management teams in achieving long-term investment success for similarly styled portfolios.

A portion of portfolio managers’ bonuses may be tied to individual performance goals, such as research projects and the development of new products.

Restricted Stock Plans

Portfolio managers are eligible for grants of restricted stock of ACC. These grants are discretionary, and eligibility and availability can vary from year to year. The size of an individual’s grant is determined by individual and product performance as well as other product-specific considerations. Grants can appreciate/depreciate in value based on the performance of the ACC stock during the restriction period (generally three to four years).

Deferred Compensation Plans

Portfolio managers are eligible for grants of deferred compensation. These grants are used in very limited situations, primarily for retention purposes. Grants are fixed and can appreciate/depreciate in value based on the performance of the American Century Investments mutual funds in which the portfolio manager chooses to invest them.

Ownership of Securities

The following table indicates the dollar range of securities of each fund beneficially owned by the funds’ portfolio managers as of the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.

Ownership of Securities
		Aggregate Dollar Range of Securities in Fund
California High-Yield Municipal
	Steven M. Permut	F
California Long-Term Tax-Free
	G. David MacEwen	C
	Joseph Gotelli	A
	Steven M. Permut(1)	A
California Tax-Free Bond Fund
	Alan Kruss	C
	Joseph Gotelli	A
	Steven M. Permut(1)	A

Ranges: A – none; B – $1-$10,000; C – $10,001-$50,000; D – $50,001-$100,000; E – $100,001-$500,000;  F – $500,001-$1,000,000; G – More than $1,000,000.

1 This portfolio manager serves on an investment team that oversees a number of funds in the same broad investment category and is not expected to invest in each such fund.

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Transfer Agent And Administrator

American Century Services, LLC, 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111, serves as transfer agent and dividend-paying agent for the funds. It provides physical facilities, computer hardware and software, and personnel for the day-to-day administration of the funds and the advisor. The advisor pays ACS’s costs for serving as transfer agent and dividend-paying agent for the funds out of the advisor’s unified management fee. For a description of this fee and the terms of its payment, see the above discussion under the caption Investment Advisor on page 38.

From time to time, special services may be offered to shareholders who maintain higher share balances in our family of funds. These services may include the waiver of minimum investment requirements, expedited confirmation of shareholder transactions, newsletters and a team of personal representatives. Any expenses associated with these special services will be paid by the advisor.

Sub-Administrator

The advisor has entered into a Mutual Funds Services Agreement with J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. (JPMIS) to provide certain fund accounting, fund financial reporting, tax and treasury/tax compliance services for the funds, including striking the daily net asset value for each fund. The advisor pays JPMIS a monthly fee on a per fund basis as compensation for these services. While ACS continues to serve as the administrator of the funds, JPMIS provides sub-administrative services that were previously undertaken by ACS.

Distributor

The funds’ shares are distributed by American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), a registered broker-dealer. ACIS is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACC and its principal business address is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.

The distributor is the principal underwriter of the funds’ shares. The distributor makes a continuous, best-efforts underwriting of the funds’ shares. This means the distributor has no liability for unsold shares. The advisor pays ACIS’s costs for serving as principal underwriter of the funds’ shares out of the advisor’s unified management fee. For a description of this fee and the terms of its payment, see the above discussion under the caption Investment Advisor on page 38. ACIS does not earn commissions for distributing the funds’ shares.

Certain financial intermediaries unaffiliated with the distributor or the funds may perform various administrative and shareholder services for their clients who are invested in the funds. These services may include assisting with fund purchases, redemptions and exchanges, distributing information about the funds and their performance, preparing and distributing client account statements, and other administrative and shareholder services that would otherwise be provided by the distributor or its affiliates. The distributor may pay fees out of its own resources to such financial intermediaries for the provision of these services.

Custodian Banks

JPMorgan Chase Bank, 4 Metro Tech Center, Brooklyn, New York, 11245, serves as custodian of the funds’ cash and securities. Foreign securities, if any, are held by foreign banks participating in a network coordinated by JPMorgan Chase Bank. Commerce Bank, N.A., 1000 Walnut, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, also serves as custodian of the funds’ cash to facilitate purchases and redemptions of fund shares. The custodians take no part in determining the investment policies of the funds or in deciding which securities are purchased or sold by the funds. The funds, however, may invest in certain obligations of the custodians and may purchase or sell certain securities from or to the custodians. JPMorgan Chase Bank is paid based on the monthly average of assets held in custody plus a transaction fee.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP serves as the independent registered public accounting firm of the funds. The address of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is 1100 Walnut, Suite 1300, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. As the independent registered public accounting firm of the funds, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provides services including

(1)	auditing the annual financial statements for each fund and
(2)	assisting and consulting in connection with SEC filings.

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Brokerage Allocation

The advisor places orders for equity portfolio transactions with broker-dealers, who receive commissions for their services.  Generally, commissions relating to securities traded on foreign exchanges will be higher than commissions relating to securities traded on U.S. exchanges. The advisor purchases and sells fixed-income securities through principal transactions, meaning the advisor normally purchases securities on a net basis directly from the issuer or a primary market-maker acting as principal for the securities. The funds generally do not pay a stated brokerage commission on these transactions, although the purchase price for debt securities usually includes an undisclosed compensation. Purchases of securities from underwriters typically include a commission or concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter, and purchases from dealers serving as market-makers typically include a dealer’s mark-up (i.e., a spread between the bid and asked prices).

Under the management agreement between the funds and the advisor, the advisor has the responsibility of selecting brokers and dealers to execute portfolio transactions. The funds’ policy is to secure the most favorable prices and execution of orders on its portfolio transactions. The advisor selects broker-dealers on their perceived ability to obtain “best execution” in effecting transactions in its clients’ portfolios. In selecting broker-dealers to effect portfolio transactions relating to equity securities, the advisor considers the full range and quality of a broker-dealer’s research and brokerage services, including, but not limited to, the following:

• applicable commission rates and other transaction costs charged by the broker-dealer  

• value of research provided to the advisor by the broker-dealer (including economic forecasts, fundamental and technical advice on individual securities, market analysis, and advice, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities, availability of securities or of purchasers/sellers of securities)  

• timeliness of the broker-dealer's trade executions  

• efficiency and accuracy of the broker-dealer’s clearance and settlement processes  

• broker-dealer’s ability to provide data on securities executions  

• financial condition of the broker-dealer  

• the quality of the overall brokerage and customer service provided by the broker-dealer

In transactions to buy and sell fixed-income securities, the selection of the broker- dealer is determined by the availability of the desired security and its offering price, as well as the broker-dealer’s general execution and operational and financial capabilities in the type of transaction involved. The advisor will seek to obtain prompt execution of orders at the most favorable prices or yields. The advisor does not consider the receipt of products or services other than brokerage or research services in selecting broker-dealers.

On an ongoing basis, the advisor seeks to determine what levels of commission rates are reasonable in the marketplace. In evaluating the reasonableness of commission rates, the advisor considers:

• rates quoted by broker-dealers  

• the size of a particular transaction, in terms of the number of shares, dollar amount, and number of clients involved  

• the ability of a broker-dealer to execute large trades while minimizing market impact  

• the complexity of a particular transaction  

• the nature and character of the markets on which a particular trade takes place  

• the level and type of business done with a particular firm over a period of time  

• the ability of a broker-dealer to provide anonymity while executing trades  

• historical commission rates  

• rates that other institutional investors are paying, based on publicly available information

The brokerage commissions paid by the funds may exceed those that another broker-dealer might have charged for effecting the same transactions, because of the value of the brokerage and research services provided by the broker-dealer. Research services furnished by broker-dealers through whom the funds effect securities transactions may be used by the advisor in servicing all of its accounts, and not all such services may be used by the advisor in managing the portfolios of the funds.

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Pursuant to its internal allocation procedures, the advisor regularly evaluates the brokerage and research services provided by each broker-dealer that it uses. On a semi-annual basis, each member of the advisor’s portfolio management team rates the quality of research and brokerage services provided by each broker-dealer that provides execution services and research to the advisor for its clients’ accounts. The resulting scores are used to rank these broker-dealers on a broker research list. In the event that the advisor has determined that best execution for a particular transaction may be obtained by more than one broker-dealer, the advisor may consider the relative positions of the broker-dealer on this list in determining the party through which to execute the transaction. Actual business received by any firm may be more or less than other broker-dealers with a similar rank. Execution-only brokers are used where deemed appropriate.

In the fiscal years August 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the brokerage commissions, including, as applicable, futures commissions, of each fund are listed in the following table:

Fund	2009	2008	2007
California High-Yield Municipal	$4,763	$21,002	$20,187
California Long-Term Tax-Free	$5,227	$31,361	$13,111
California Tax-Free Bond	$8,015	$47,381	$14,893
California Tax-Free Money Market	$0	$0	$0

Brokerage commissions paid by a fund may vary significantly from year to year as a result of changing asset levels throughout the year, portfolio turnover, varying market conditions and other factors. The increase in commissions paid by California High-Yield Municipal, California Long-Term Tax-Free and California Tax-Free Bond over the last three fiscal years is due to increased use of futures contracts.

Regular Broker-Dealers

As of fiscal year end August 31, 2009, none of the funds owned securities of its regular brokers or dealers (as defined by Rule 10b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940) or of their parent companies.

Information About Fund Shares

The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest without par value, which may be issued in a series (or funds). Each of the funds named on the front of this statement of additional information is a series of shares issued by the trust. In addition, each series (or fund) may be divided into separate classes. See Multiple Class Structure, which follows. Additional funds and classes may be added without a shareholder vote.

Each fund votes separately on matters affecting that fund exclusively. Voting rights are not cumulative, so that investors holding more than 50% of the trust’s (i.e., all funds’) outstanding shares may be able to elect a Board of Trustees. The trust undertakes dollar-based voting, meaning that the number of votes a shareholder is entitled to is based upon the dollar amount of the shareholder’s investment. The election of trustees is determined by the votes received from all trust shareholders without regard to whether a majority of shares of any one fund voted in favor of a particular nominee or all nominees as a group.

Each shareholder has rights to dividends and distributions declared by the fund he or she owns and to the net assets of such fund upon its liquidation or dissolution proportionate to his or her share ownership interest in the fund. Shares of each fund have equal voting rights, although each fund votes separately on matters affecting that fund exclusively.

The trust shall continue unless terminated by (1) approval of at least two-thirds of the shares of each fund entitled to vote or (2) by the Trustees by written notice to shareholders of each fund. Any fund may be terminated by (1) approval of at least two-thirds of the shares of that fund or (2) by the Trustees by written notice to shareholders of that fund.

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Upon termination of the trust or a fund, as the case may be, the trust shall pay or otherwise provide for all charges, taxes, expenses and liabilities belonging to the trust or the fund. Thereafter, the trust shall reduce the remaining assets belonging to each fund (or the particular fund) to cash, shares of other securities or any combination thereof, and distribute the proceeds belonging to each fund (or the particular fund) to the shareholders of that fund ratably according to the number of shares of that fund held by each shareholder on the termination date.

Shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for its obligations. However, the Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for acts or obligations of the trust. The Declaration of Trust also provides for indemnification and reimbursement of expenses of any shareholder held personally liable for obligations of the trust. The Declaration of Trust provides that the trust will, upon request, assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or obligation of the trust and satisfy any judgment thereon. The Declaration of Trust further provides that the trust may maintain appropriate insurance (for example, fidelity, bonding, and errors and omissions insurance) for the protection of the trust, its shareholders, trustees, officers, employees and agents to cover possible tort and other liabilities. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss as a result of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which both inadequate insurance exists and the trust is unable to meet its obligations.

The assets belonging to each series are held separately by the custodian and the shares of each series represent a beneficial interest in the principal, earnings and profit (or losses) of investments and other assets held for each series. Your rights as a shareholder are the same for all series of securities unless otherwise stated. Within their respective fund or class, all shares have equal redemption rights. Each share, when issued, is fully paid and non-assessable.

Multiple Class Structure

The Board of Trustees has adopted a multiple class plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 adopted by the SEC. The plan is described in the prospectus of any fund that offers more than one class. Pursuant to such plan, the funds may issue up to four classes of shares: Investor Class, A Class, B Class and C Class. Not all funds offer all four classes.

The Investor Class is made available to investors directly from American Century Investments and/or through some financial intermediaries. Investor Class shares charge a single unified management fee, without any load or commission payable to American Century Investments. Additional information regarding eligibility for Investor

Class shares may be found in the funds’ prospectuses. The A and C Classes are made available through financial intermediaries, for purchase by individual investors who receive advisory and personal services from the intermediary. The fund’s B Class shares are not available for purchase, except through dividend reinvestment or exchanges from B Class shares of other American Century funds. The unified management fee for the A, B and C Classes is the same as for Investor Class, but the A, B and C Class shares each are subject to a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan (the A Class Plan, B Class Plan and C Class Plan, respectively, and collectively, the plans) described below. The plans have been adopted by the funds’ Board of Trustees in accordance with Rule 12b-1 adopted by the SEC under the Investment Company Act.

Rule 12b-1

Rule 12b-1 permits an investment company to pay expenses associated with the distribution of its shares in accordance with a plan adopted by its Board of Trustees and approved by its shareholders. Pursuant to such rule, the Board of Trustees of the funds’ A, B and C Classes have approved and entered into the A Class Plan, B Class Plan and C Class Plan, respectively. The plans are described below.

In adopting the plans, the Board of Trustees (including a majority of trustees who are not interested persons of the funds [as defined in the Investment Company Act], hereafter referred to as the independent trustees) determined that there was a reasonable likelihood that the plans would benefit the funds and the shareholders of the affected class. Some of the anticipated benefits include improved name recognition of the funds generally; and growing assets in existing funds, which helps retain and attract investment management talent, provides a better environment for improving fund performance, and can lower the total expense ratio for funds with stepped-fee schedules. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1, information about revenues and expenses under the plans is presented to the Board of Trustees quarterly. Continuance of the plans must be approved by the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the independent trustees, annually. The plans may be amended by a vote of the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the independent trustees, except that the plans may not be amended to materially increase the amount to be spent for distribution without majority approval of the shareholders of the affected class. The plans terminate automatically in the event of an assignment and may be terminated upon a vote of a majority of the independent trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the affected class.

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All fees paid under the plans will be made in accordance with Section 2830 of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

The Share Class Plans

As described in the prospectuses, the A, B and C Class shares of the funds are made available to persons purchasing through broker-dealers, banks, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries that provide various administrative, shareholder and distribution services. The funds’ distributor enters into contracts with various banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries, with respect to the sale of the funds’ shares and/or the use of the funds’ shares in various investment products or in connection with various financial services.

Certain recordkeeping and administrative services that would otherwise be performed by the funds’ transfer agent may be performed by a plan sponsor (or its agents) or by a financial intermediary for A, B and C Class investors. In addition to such services, the financial intermediaries provide various individual shareholder and distribution services.

To enable the funds’ shares to be made available through such plans and financial intermediaries, and to compensate them for such services, the funds’ Board of Trustees has adopted the A, B and C Class Plans. Pursuant to the plans, the following fees are paid and described further below.

A Class

The A Class pays the funds’ distributor 0.25% annually of the average daily net asset value of the A Class shares. The distributor may use these fees to pay for certain ongoing shareholder and administrative services and for distribution services, including past distribution services. This payment is fixed at 0.25% and is not based on expenses incurred by the distributor.

B and C Class

The B and C Classes pay the funds’ distributor 1.00% annually of the average daily net asset value of the funds’ B and C Class shares, 0.25% of which is paid for certain ongoing individual shareholder and administrative services and 0.75% of which is paid for distribution services, including past distribution services. This payment is fixed at 1.00% and is not based on expenses incurred by the distributor.

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, the aggregate amount of fees paid under each class plan was:

	A Class	B Class	C Class
California High-Yield Municipal	$260,105	$9,615	$318,021
California Long-Term Tax-Free	$17,782	$244	$33,926

Because the A and C Classes of California Tax-Free Money Market and California Tax-Free Bond were not in operation as of the fiscal year end, they are not included. The distributor then makes these payments to the financial intermediaries (including underwriters and broker-dealers, who may use some of the proceeds to compensate sales personnel) who offer the A, B or C Class shares for the services described below. No portion of these payments is used by the distributor to pay for advertising, printing costs or interest expenses.

Payments may be made for a variety of individual shareholder services, including, but not limited to:

(a)	providing individualized and customized investment advisory services, including the consideration of shareholder profiles and specific goals;
(b)	creating investment models and asset allocation models for use by shareholders in selecting appropriate funds;
(c)	conducting proprietary research about investment choices and the market in general;
(d)	periodic rebalancing of shareholder accounts to ensure compliance with the selected asset allocation;
(e)	consolidating shareholder accounts in one place; and
(f)	other individual services.

Individual shareholder services do not include those activities and expenses that are primarily intended to result in the sale of additional shares of the funds.

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Distribution services include any activity undertaken or expense incurred that is primarily intended to result in the sale of A, B or C Class shares, which services may include but are not limited to:

(a)	paying sales commissions, on-going commissions and other payments to brokers, dealers, financial institutions or others who sell A, B or C Class shares pursuant to selling agreements;
(b)	compensating registered representatives or other employees of the distributor who engage in or support distribution of the funds’ A, B or C Class shares;
(c)	compensating and paying expenses (including overhead and telephone expenses) of the distributor;
(d)	printing prospectuses, statements of additional information and reports for other-than-existing shareholders;
(e)	preparing, printing and distributing sales literature and advertising materials provided to the funds’ shareholders and prospective shareholders;
(f)	receiving and answering correspondence from prospective shareholders, including distributing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and shareholder reports;
(g)	providing facilities to answer questions from prospective shareholders about fund shares;
(h)	complying with federal and state securities laws pertaining to the sale of fund shares;
(i)	assisting shareholders in completing application forms and selecting dividend and other account options;
(j)	providing other reasonable assistance in connection with the distribution of fund shares;
(k)	organizing and conducting sales seminars and payments in the form of transactional and compensation or promotional incentives;
(l)	profit on the foregoing;
(m)	paying service fees for providing personal, continuing services to investors, as contemplated by the Conduct Rules of the FINRA; and
(n)	such other distribution and services activities as the advisor determines may be paid for by the funds pursuant to the terms of the agreement between the trust and the funds’ distributor and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act.

Sales Charges

The sales charges applicable to the A, B and C Classes of the funds are described in the prospectuses for those classes in the section titled Investing Through a Financial Intermediary. Shares of the A Class are subject to an initial sales charge, which declines as the amount of the purchase increases. Additional information regarding reductions and waivers of the A Class sales charge may be found in the funds’ prospectuses.

Shares of the A, B and C Classes are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) upon redemption of the shares in certain circumstances. The specific charges and when they apply are described in the relevant prospectuses. The CDSC may be waived for certain redemptions by some shareholders, as described in the prospectuses.

An investor may terminate his relationship with an intermediary at any time. If the investor does not establish a relationship with a new intermediary and transfer any accounts to that new intermediary, such accounts may be exchanged to the Investor Class of the fund, if such class is available. The investor will be the shareholder of record of such accounts. In this situation, any applicable CDSCs will be charged when the exchange is made.

The aggregate CDSCs paid to the distributor in the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, were:

California High-Yield Municipal
A Class	$17,419
B Class	$3,206
C Class	$11,945
California Long-Term Tax-Free
A Class	$300
B Class	$0
C Class	$1,303

Payments to Dealers

The funds’ distributor expects to pay sales commissions to the financial intermediaries who sell A, B and/or C Class shares of the funds at the time of such sales. Payments for A Class shares will be as follows:

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Purchase Amount	Dealer Concession
< $99,999	4.00%
$100,000 - $249,999	3.00%
$250,000 - $499,999	2.00%
$500,000 - $999,999	1.75%
$1,000,000 - $3,999,999	1.00%
$4,000,000 - $9,999,999	0.50%
> $10,000,000	0.25%

No concession will be paid on purchases by employer-sponsored retirement plans. Payments will equal 4.00% of the purchase price of B Class shares and 1.00% of the purchase price of the C Class shares sold by the financial intermediary. The distributor will retain the 12b-1 fee paid by the C Class of funds for the first 13 months after the shares are purchased. This fee is intended in part to permit the distributor to recoup a portion of on-going sales commissions to dealers plus financing costs, if any. Beginning with the first day of the 13th month, the distributor will make the C Class distribution and individual shareholder services fee payments described above to the financial intermediaries involved on a quarterly basis. In addition, B and C Class purchases and A Class purchases greater than $1,000,000 are subject to a CDSC as described in the prospectuses.

From time to time, the distributor may provide additional payments to dealers, including but not limited to payment assistance for conferences and seminars, provision of sales or training programs for dealer employees and/or the public (including, in some cases, payment for travel expenses for registered representatives and other dealer employees who participate), advertising and sales campaigns about a fund or funds, and assistance in financing dealer-sponsored events. Other payments may be offered as well, and all such payments will be consistent with applicable law, including the then-current rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Such payments will not change the price paid by investors for shares of the funds.

Buying and Selling Fund Shares

Information about buying, selling, exchanging and, if applicable, converting fund shares is contained in the funds’ prospectuses. The prospectuses are available to investors without charge and may be obtained by calling us.

Examples of employer-sponsored retirement plans include the following:

• 401(a) plans  

• pension plans  

• profit sharing plans  

• 401(k) plans  

• money purchase plans  

• target benefit plans  

• Taft-Hartley multi-employer pension plans  

• SERP and “Top Hat” plans  

• ERISA trusts  

• employee benefit plans and trusts  

• employer-sponsored health plans  

• 457 plans  

• KEOGH or HR(10) plans  

• employer-sponsored 403(b) plans (including self-directed)  

• nonqualified deferred compensation plans  

• nonqualified excess benefit plans  

• nonqualified retirement plans  

• SIMPLE IRAs  

• SEP IRAs  

• SARSEP

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Traditional and Roth IRAs are not considered employer-sponsored retirement plans. Generally, the funds are inappropriate for tax-deferred accounts, such as IRAs and 403(b) custodial accounts.

Valuation of a Fund’s Securities

All classes of the funds except the A Class are offered at their net asset value, as described below. The A Class shares of the funds are offered at their public offering price, which is the net asset value plus the appropriate sales charge. This calculation may be expressed as a formula:

Offering Price = Net Asset Value/(1 – Sales Charge as a % of Offering Price)

For example, if the net asset value of a fund’s A Class shares is $5.00, the public offering price would be $5.00/(1-4.50%)=$5.24.

Each fund’s net asset value per share (NAV) is calculated as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The NYSE usually closes at 4 p.m. Eastern time. The NYSE typically observes the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Although the funds expect the same holidays to be observed in the future, the NYSE may modify its holiday schedule at any time.

A fund’s NAV is the current value of a fund’s assets, minus any liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. Expenses and interest earned on portfolio securities are accrued daily.

Money Market Fund

The money market fund operates pursuant to Investment Company Act Rule 2a-7, which permits valuation of portfolio securities on the basis of amortized cost. This method involves valuing an instrument at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium paid at the time of purchase. Although this method provides certainty in valuation, it generally disregards the effect of fluctuating interest rates on an instrument’s market value. Consequently, the instrument’s amortized cost value may be higher or lower than its market value, and this discrepancy may be reflected in the fund’s yields. During periods of declining interest rates, for example, the daily yield on fund shares computed as described above may be higher than that of a fund with identical investments priced at market value. The converse would apply in a period of rising interest rates.

As required by Rule 2a-7, the Board of Trustees has adopted procedures designed to stabilize, to the extent reasonably possible, a money market fund’s price per share as computed for the purposes of sales and redemptions at $1.00. While the day-to-day operation of the money market fund has been delegated to the portfolio managers, the quality requirements established by the procedures limit investments to certain instruments that the Board of Trustees has determined present minimal credit risks and that have been rated in one of the two highest rating categories as determined by a rating agency or, in the case of unrated securities, of comparable quality. The procedures require review of the money market fund’s portfolio holdings at such intervals as are reasonable in light of current market conditions to determine whether the money market fund’s net asset value calculated by using available market quotations deviates from the per-share value based on amortized cost. The procedures also prescribe the action to be taken by the advisor if such deviation should exceed 0.25%.

Actions the advisor and the Board of Trustees may consider under these circumstances include (i) selling portfolio securities prior to maturity, (ii) withholding dividends or distributions from capital, (iii) authorizing a one-time dividend adjustment, (iv) discounting share purchases and initiating redemptions in kind, or (v) valuing portfolio securities at market price for purposes of calculating NAV.

Non-Money Market Funds

Securities held by the non-money market funds normally are priced by an independent pricing service, provided that such prices are believed by the advisor to reflect the fair market value of portfolio securities. Information about how the fair market value of a security is determined is contained in the funds’ prospectuses.

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Because there are hundreds of thousands of municipal issues outstanding, and the majority of them do not trade daily, the prices provided by pricing services are generally determined without regard to bid or last sale prices. In valuing securities, the pricing services generally take into account institutional trading activity, trading in similar groups of securities, and any developments related to specific securities. The methods used by the pricing service and the valuations so established are reviewed by the advisor under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. There are a number of pricing services available, and the advisor, on the basis of ongoing evaluation of these services, may use other pricing services or discontinue the use of any pricing service in whole or in part.

Securities not priced by a pricing service are valued at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices provided by broker-dealers. The municipal bond market is typically a “dealer market”; that is, dealers buy and sell bonds for their own accounts rather than for customers. As a result, the spread, or difference, between bid and asked prices for certain municipal bonds may differ substantially among dealers.

Debt securities maturing within 60 days of the valuation date may be valued at cost, plus or minus any amortized discount or premium, unless the trustees determine that this would not result in fair valuation of a given security. Other assets and securities for which quotations are not readily available are valued in good faith using methods approved by the Board of Trustees.

Taxes

Federal Income Tax

Each fund intends to qualify annually as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). By so qualifying, each fund should be exempt from federal and state income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains (if any) to investors. If a fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company, it will be liable for taxes, significantly reducing its distributions to investors and eliminating investors’ ability to treat distributions received from the fund in the same manner in which they were realized by the fund.

To qualify as a regulated investment company, a fund must meet certain requirements of the Code, which relate to sources of its income and diversification of its assets. A fund is also required to distribute 90% of its investment company taxable income and its net tax-exempt income, if any, each year. Additionally, a fund must declare dividends by December 31 of each year equal to at least 98% of ordinary income (as of December 31) and capital gains (as of October 31) to avoid the nondeductible 4% federal excise tax on any undistributed amounts.

Certain bonds purchased by the funds may be treated as bonds that were originally issued at a discount. Original issue discount represents interest for federal income tax purposes and can generally be defined as the difference between the price at which a security was issued and its stated redemption price at maturity. Original issue discount, although no cash is actually received by a fund until the maturity of the bond, is treated for federal income tax purposes as income earned by a fund over the term of the bond, and therefore is subject to the distribution requirements of the Code. The annual amount of income earned on such a bond by a fund generally is determined on the basis of a constant yield to maturity that takes into account the semiannual compounding of accrued interest. Original issue discount on an obligation with interest exempt from federal income tax will constitute tax-exempt interest income to the fund.

In addition, some of the bonds may be purchased by a fund at a discount that exceeds the original issue discount on such bonds, if any. This additional discount represents market discount for federal income tax purposes. The gain realized on the disposition of any bond having market discount generally will be treated as taxable ordinary income to the extent it does not exceed the accrued market discount on such bond (unless a fund elects to include market discount in income in tax years to which it is attributable). Market discount is calculated on a straight line basis over the time remaining to the bond’s maturity. In the case of any debt security having a fixed maturity date of not more than one year from date of issue, the gain realized on disposition generally will be treated as a short-term capital gain.

If fund shares are purchased through taxable accounts, distributions of net investment income (if not considered exempt from California and federal taxes) and net short-term capital gains are taxable to you as ordinary income.

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As of August 31, 2009, the funds in the table below had the following capital loss carryover, which expire in the years and amounts listed. When a fund has a capital loss carryover, it does not make capital gains distributions until the loss has been offset or expired.

Capital Loss Carryover
Fund	2011	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
California High-Yield Municipal	—	—	—	($1,856,960)	($59,453)	($11,784,441)
California Long-Term Tax-Free	—	—	—	—	—	—
California Tax-Free Bond	($905,757)	($405,593)	($322,273)	($551,134)	($275,673)	($2,844,597)
California Tax-Free Money Market	—	—	—	—	—	—

Interest on certain types of industrial development bonds (small issues and obligations issued to finance certain exempt facilities that may be leased to or used by persons other than the issuer) is not exempt from federal income tax when received by “substantial users” or persons related to substantial users as defined in the Code. The term “substantial user” includes any “non-exempt person” who regularly uses in trade or business part of a facility financed from the proceeds of industrial development bonds. The funds may invest periodically in industrial development bonds and, therefore, may not be appropriate investments for entities that are substantial users of facilities financed by industrial development bonds or “related persons” of substantial users. Generally, an individual will not be a related person of a substantial user under the Code unless he or his immediate family (spouse, brothers, sisters, ancestors and lineal descendants) owns directly or indirectly in aggregate more than 50% of the equity value of the substantial user.

Under the Code, any distribution of a fund’s net realized long-term capital gains that is designated by the fund as a capital gains dividend is taxable to you as long-term capital gains, regardless of the length of time you have held your shares in the fund. If you purchase shares in the fund and sell them at a loss within six months, your loss on the sale of those shares will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any long-term capital gains dividend you received on those shares. Any such loss will be disallowed to the extent of any tax-exempt dividend income you received on those shares. In addition, although highly unlikely, the Internal Revenue Service may determine that a bond issued as tax-exempt should in fact be taxable. If a fund were to hold such a bond, it might have to distribute taxable income or reclassify as taxable income previously distributed as tax-exempt.

If you have not complied with certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations, either American Century Investments or your financial intermediary is required by federal law to withhold and remit the applicable federal withholding rate of reportable payments (which may include taxable dividends, capital gains distributions and redemption proceeds) to the IRS. Those regulations require you to certify that the Social Security number or tax identification number you provide is correct and that you are not subject to withholding for previous under-reporting to the IRS. You will be asked to make the appropriate certification on your account application. Payments reported by us to the IRS that omit your Social Security number or tax identification number will subject us to a non-refundable penalty of $50, which will be charged against your account if you fail to provide the certification by the time the report is filed.

A redemption of shares of a fund (including a redemption made in an exchange transaction) will be a taxable transaction for federal income tax purposes and you generally will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the basis of the shares and the amount received. If a loss is realized on the redemption of fund shares, the reinvestment in additional fund shares within 30 days before or after the redemption may be subject to the “wash sale” rules of the Code, resulting in a postponement of the recognition of such loss for federal income tax purposes.

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Alternative Minimum Tax

While the interest on bonds issued to finance essential state and local government operations is generally exempt from regular federal income tax, interest on certain “private activity” bonds issued after August 7, 1986, while exempt from regular federal income tax, constitutes a tax-preference item for taxpayers in determining alternative minimum tax liability under the Code and income tax provisions of several states.

California High-Yield Municipal may invest in private activity bonds. The interest on private activity bonds could subject a shareholder to, or increase liability under, the federal alternative minimum tax, depending on the shareholder’s tax situation. The interest on California private activity bonds is not subject to the California alternative minimum tax when it is earned (either directly or through investment in a mutual fund) by a California taxpayer. However, if the fund were to invest in private activity securities of non-California issuers (due to a limited supply of appropriate California municipal obligations, for example), the interest on those securities would be included in California alternative minimum taxable income.

All distributions derived from interest exempt from regular federal income tax may subject corporate shareholders to, or increase their liability under, the alternative minimum tax because these distributions are included in the corporation’s “adjusted current earnings.”

In addition, a deductible environmental tax of 0.12% is imposed on a corporation’s modified alternative minimum taxable income in excess of $2 million. The environmental tax will be imposed even if the corporation is not required to pay an alternative minimum tax. To the extent that exempt-interest dividends paid by a fund are included in alternative minimum taxable income, corporate shareholders may be subject to the environmental tax.

The trust will inform California High-Yield Municipal fund shareholders annually of the amount of distributions derived from interest payments on private activity bonds.

State and Local Taxes

California law concerning the payment of exempt-interest dividends is similar to federal law. Assuming each fund qualifies to pay exempt-interest dividends under federal and California law, and to the extent that dividends are derived from interest on tax-exempt bonds of California state or local governments, such dividends also will be exempt from California personal income tax. The trust will inform shareholders annually as to the amount of distributions from each fund that constitutes exempt-interest dividends and dividends exempt from California personal income tax. The funds’ dividends are not exempt from California state franchise or corporate income taxes.

The funds’ dividends may not qualify for exemption under income or other tax laws of state or local taxing authorities outside California. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors or state or local tax authorities about the status of distributions from the funds in this regard.

The information above is only a summary of some of the tax considerations affecting the funds and their shareholders. No attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences. A prospective investor should consult with his or her tax advisors or state or local tax authorities to determine whether the funds are suitable investments.

Financial Statements

The financial statements for the fiscal years ended August 31 have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. Their Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements included in the funds’ annual reports for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, are incorporated herein by reference.

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Explanation of Fixed-Income Securities Ratings

As described in the prospectuses, the funds will invest in fixed-income securities. Those investments, however, are subject to certain credit quality restrictions, as noted in the prospectuses. The following is a summary of the rating categories referenced in the prospectus disclosure.

Ratings of Corporate and Municipal Debt Securities
Standard & Poor’s
AAA	This is the highest rating assigned by S&P to a debt obligation. It indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal.
AA	Debt rated in this category is considered to have a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal. It differs from the highest-rated obligations only in small degree.
A	Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal, although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher-rated categories.
BBB	Debt rated in this category is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. While it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher-rated categories. Debt rated below BBB is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics.
BB	Debt rated in this category has less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. The BB rating also is used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied BBB rating.
B	Debt rated in this category is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated BB, but currently has the capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to pay interest and repay principal.
CCC	Debt rated in this category is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, it is not likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The CCC rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied B or B- rating.
CC	Debt rated in this category is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. This rating category is also applied to debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied CCC rating.
C	The rating C typically is applied to debt subordinated to senior debt, and is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment of interest and principal. This rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed or similar action taken, but debt service payments are being continued.
D	Debt rated in this category is in default. This rating is used when interest payments or principal repayments are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. It also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if debt service payments are jeopardized.

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Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Aaa	This is the highest rating assigned by Moody’s to a debt obligation. It indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal.
Aa	Debt rated in this category is considered to have a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differs from Aaa issues only in a small degree. Together with Aaa debt, it comprises what are generally known as high-grade bonds.
A	Debt rated in this category possesses many favorable investment attributes and is to be considered as upper-medium-grade debt. Although capacity to pay interest and repay principal are considered adequate, it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher-rated categories.
Baa	Debt rated in this category is considered as medium-grade debt having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. While it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher-rated categories. Debt rated below Baa is regarded as having significant speculative characteristics.
Ba	Debt rated Ba has less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial or economic conditions that could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate.
B	Debt rated B has a greater vulnerability to default, but currently has the capacity to meet financial commitments. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small. The B rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied Ba or Ba3 rating.
Caa	Debt rated Caa is of poor standing, has a currently identifiable vulnerability to default, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial and economic conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions, it is not likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest. The Caa rating is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied B or B3 rating.
Ca	Debt rated in this category represent obligations that are speculative in a high degree. Such debt is often in default or has other marked shortcomings.
C	This is the lowest rating assigned by Moody’s, and debt rated C can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of attaining investment standing.

Fitch Investors Service, Inc.
AAA	Debt rated in this category has the lowest expectation of credit risk. Capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is exceptionally strong and highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.
AA	Debt rated in this category has a very low expectation of credit risk. Capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is very strong and not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.
A	Debt rated in this category has a low expectation of credit risk. Capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is strong, but may be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than debt rated in higher categories.
BBB	Debt rated in this category currently has a low expectation of credit risk and an adequate capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. However, adverse changes in circumstances and in economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity. This is the lowest investment grade category.

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Fitch Investors Service, Inc.
BB	Debt rated in this category has a possibility of developing credit risk, particularly as the result of adverse economic change over time. However, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met. Securities rated in this category are not investment grade.
B	Debt rated in this category has significant credit risk, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments currently are being met, but capacity for continued debt service payments is contingent upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.
CCC, CC, C	Debt rated in these categories has a real possibility for default. Capacity for meeting financial commitments depends solely upon sustained, favorable business or economic developments. A CC rating indicates that default of some kind appears probable; a C rating signals imminent default.
DDD, DD, D	The ratings of obligations in these categories are based on their prospects for achieving partial or full recovery in a reorganization or liquidation of the obligor. While expected recovery values are highly speculative and cannot be estimated with any precision, the following serve as general guidelines. DDD obligations have the highest potential for recovery, around 90%-100% of outstanding amounts and accrued interest. DD indicates potential recoveries in the range of 50%-90% and D the lowest recovery potential, i.e., below 50%. Entities rated in these categories have defaulted on some or all of their obligations. Entities rated DDD have the highest prospect for resumption of performance or continued operation with or without a formal reorganization process. Entities rated DD and D are generally undergoing a formal reorganization or liquidation process; those rated DD are likely to satisfy a higher portion of their outstanding obligations, while entities rated D have a poor prospect of repaying all obligations.

To provide more detailed indications of credit quality, the Standard & Poor’s ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within these major rating categories. Similarly, Moody’s adds numerical modifiers (1, 2, 3) to designate relative standing within its major bond rating categories. Fitch also rates bonds and uses a ratings system that is substantially similar to that used by Standard & Poor’s.

Commercial Paper Ratings
S&P	Moody’s	Description
A-1	Prime-1 (P-1)	This indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is strong. Standard & Poor’s rates those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety characteristics as A-1+.
A-2	Prime-2 (P-2)	Capacity for timely payment on commercial paper is satisfactory, but the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated A-1. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, will be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriated, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.
A-3	Prime-3 (P-3)	Satisfactory capacity for timely repayment. Issues that carry this rating are somewhat more vulnerable to the adverse changes in circumstances than obligations carrying the higher designations.

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Municipal Note and Variable Rate Security Ratings
S&P	Moody’s	Description
SP-1	MIG-1; VMIG-1	Notes are of the highest quality enjoying strong protection from established cash flows of funds for their servicing or from established and broad-based access to the market for refinancing, or both.
SP-2	MIG-2; VMIG-2	Notes are of high quality with margins of protection ample, although not so large as in the preceding group.
SP-3	MIG-3; VMIG-3	Notes are of favorable quality with all security elements accounted for, but lacking the undeniable strength of the preceding grades. Market access for refinancing, in particular, is likely to be less well-established.
SP-4	MIG-4; VMIG-4	Notes are of adequate quality, carrying specific risk but having protection and not distinctly or predominantly speculative.

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Where to Find More Information

Annual and Semiannual Reports

Annual and semiannual reports contain more information about the funds’ investments and the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the funds’ performance during the most recent fiscal period.

You may obtain a free copy of the SAI, annual and semiannual reports, and ask questions about the funds or your accounts, online at americancentury.com, by contacting American Century Investments at the addresses or telephone numbers listed below or by contacting your financial intermediary.

If you own or are considering purchasing fund shares through

• a bank or trust company  

• a broker-dealer  

• an insurance company  

• another financial intermediary

you can receive the annual and semiannual reports directly from them.

The SEC

You also can get information about the funds from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

In person	SEC Public Reference Room Washington, D.C. Call 202-551-8090 for location and hours.
On the Internet	• EDGAR database at sec.gov • By email request at publicinfo@sec.gov
By mail	SEC Public Reference Section Washington, D.C. 20549-1520

(Investment Company Act File No. 811-3706)

American Century Investments americancentury.com
Retail Investors P.O. Box 419200 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6200 1-800-345-2021 or 816-531-5575	Financial Professionals P.O. Box 419786 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6786 1-800-345-6488

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AMERICAN CENTURY CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE AND MUNICIPAL FUNDS

PART C                      OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28.  Exhibits

(a)           (1)           Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated March 26, 2004 (filed electronically as Exhibit a to Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on October 24, 2004, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(2)           Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated December 12, 2005 (filed electronically as Exhibit a2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on December 29, 2005, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(3)           Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated March 8, 2007 (filed electronically as Exhibit a3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on September 27, 2007, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(4)           Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated August 31, 2007 (filed electronically as Exhibit a4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on September 27, 2007, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(b)           Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated December 7, 2007 (filed electronically as Exhibit b to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on December 28, 2007, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(c)           Registrant hereby incorporates by reference, as though set forth fully herein, Article III, Article IV, Article V, Article VI and Article VIII of Registrant's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, appearing as Exhibit (a) herein and Article II, Article VII and Article IX of Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws, appearing as Exhibit (b) herein.

(d)           Management Agreement with American Century Investment Management, Inc., effective as of August 1, 2009 (filed electronically as Exhibit d to Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on October 21, 2009, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(e)           (1)           Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between American Century California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds and American Century Investment Services, Inc., dated September 4, 2007 (filed electronically as Exhibit e1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on September 27, 2007, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(2)           Form of Dealer/Agency Agreement (filed electronically as Exhibit e2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement of American Century International Bond Funds on April 30, 2007, File No. 333-43321, and incorporated herein by reference).

(f)           Not applicable.

(g)           (1)           Master Agreement with Commerce Bank N.A., dated January 22, 1997 (filed electronically as Exhibit b8e to Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 to the Registration Statement of American Century Mutual Funds, Inc. on February 28, 1997, File No. 2-14213, and incorporated herein by reference).

(2)           Global Custody Agreement with The Chase Manhattan Bank, dated August 9, 1996 (filed electronically as Exhibit b8 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the Registration Statement of American Century Government Income Trust on February 7, 1997, File No. 2-99222, and incorporated herein by reference).

(3)           Amendment to Global Custody Agreement with The Chase Manhattan Bank, dated December 9, 2000 (filed electronically as Exhibit g2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement of American Century Variable Portfolios II, Inc. on January 9, 2001, File No. 333-46922, and incorporated herein by reference).

(4)           Amendment No. 2 to the Global Custody Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, dated May 1, 2004 (filed electronically as Exhibit g4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement of American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. on April 29, 2004, File No. 33-19589, and incorporated herein by reference).

(5)           Amendment No. 3 to the Global Custody Agreement between American Century Investments and the JPMorgan Chase Bank, dated as of May 31, 2006 (filed electronically as Exhibit g6 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of American Century Growth Funds, Inc. on May 30, 2006, File No. 333-132114, and incorporated herein by reference).

(6)           Amendment No. 4 to the Global Custody Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, dated as of July 2, 2008 (filed electronically as Exhibit g6 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 56 to the Registration Statement of American Century Government Income Trust on July 29, 2008, File No. 2-99222, and incorporated herein by reference).

(h)           (1)           Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement with American Century Services Corporation, dated August 1, 2007 (filed electronically as Exhibit h1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on September 27, 2007, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(2)           Fund Services Agreement between American Century Investment Management, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co., dated July 2, 2008 (filed electronically as Exhibit h3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 53 to the Registration Statement of American Century Municipal Trust on September 26, 2008, File No. 2-91229, and incorporated herein by reference).

(3)           Revised Schedule A-2 to Fund Services Agreement between American Century Investment Management, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co., effective July 2, 2008 (filed electronically as Exhibit h3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registration Statement of American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. on November 26, 2008, File No. 333-116351, and incorporated herein by reference).

(4)           Revised Schedule A-1 to Fund Services Agreement between American Century Investment Management, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co., effective June 1, 2009 (filed electronically as Exhibit h4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registration Statement of American Century Municipal Trust on June 29, 2009, File No. 2-91229, and incorporated herein by reference).

(5)           Revised Schedule A-3 to Fund Services Agreement between American Century Investment Management, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co., effective June 1, 2009 (filed electronically as Exhibit h5 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registration Statement of American Century Municipal Trust on June 29, 2009, File No. 2-91229, and incorporated herein by reference).

(6)           Revised Schedule A-4 to Fund Services Agreement between American Century Investment Management, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co., effective June 1, 2009 (filed electronically as Exhibit h6 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registration Statement of American Century Municipal Trust on June 29, 2009, File No. 2-91229, and incorporated herein by reference).

(i)           Opinion and Consent of Counsel, dated September 27, 2007 (filed electronically as Exhibit i to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on September 27, 2007, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(j)           Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, dated December 24, 2009, is included herein.

(k)           Not applicable.

(l)           Not applicable.

(m)           (1)           Amended and Restated Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan (C Class), dated January 1, 2008 (filed electronically as Exhibit m1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on December 28, 2007, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(2)           Amended and Restated Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan (A Class), dated January 1, 2008 (filed electronically as Exhibit m2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on December 28, 2007, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(3)           Amended and Restated Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan (B Class), dated January 1, 2008 (filed electronically as Exhibit m3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on December 28, 2007, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(n)           Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan, dated January 1, 2008 (filed electronically as Exhibit m to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration Statement of the Registrant on December 28, 2007, File No. 2-82734, and incorporated herein by reference).

(o)           Reserved.

(p)           (1)           American Century Investments Code of Ethics, is included herein.

(2)           Independent Directors’ Code of Ethics amended February 28, 2000 (filed electronically as Exhibit p2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration Statement of American Century Target Maturities Trust on November 30, 2004, File No. 2-94608, and incorporated herein by reference).

(q)           (1)           Power of Attorney, dated December 16, 2009, is included herein.

(2)           Secretary’s Certificate, dated December 16, 2009, is included herein.

Item 29.  Persons Controlled by or Under Control with Registrant

The persons who serve as the trustees or directors of the Registrant also serve, in substantially identical capacities, the following investment companies:

American Century California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds

American Century Government Income Trust

American Century International Bond Funds

American Century Investment Trust

American Century Municipal Trust

American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc.

American Century Target Maturities Trust

American Century Variable Portfolios II, Inc.

Because the boards of each of the above-named investment companies are identical, these companies may be deemed to be under common control.

Item 30.  Indemnification

As stated in Article VII, Section 3 of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, filed herein within Exhibit (a), Indemnification "The Trustees shall be entitled and empowered to the fullest extent permitted by law to purchase insurance for and to provide by resolution or in the Bylaws for indemnification out of Trust assets for liability and for all expenses reasonably incurred or paid or expected to be paid by a Trustee or officer in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved by virtue of his capacity or former capacity with the Trust. The provisions, including any exceptions and limitations concerning indemnification, may be set forth in detail in the Bylaws or in a resolution of the Trustees."

Registrant hereby incorporates by reference, as though set forth fully herein, Article VI of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws, appearing as Exhibit (b) herein.

The Registrant has purchased an insurance policy insuring its officers and directors against certain liabilities which such officers and directors may incur while acting in such capacities and providing reimbursement to the Registrant for sums which it may be permitted or required to pay to its officers and directors by way of indemnification against such liabilities, subject in either case to clauses respecting deductibility and participation.

Item 31.  Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisor

In addition to serving as the Registrant’s advisor, American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) provides portfolio management services for other investment companies as well as for other business and institutional clients. Except as listed below, none of the directors or officers of the advisor are or have been engaged in any business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature, other than on behalf of the advisor and its affiliates, within the last two fiscal years.

James E. Stowers, Jr. (Director of ACIM). Serves as a member of the board of directors of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Stowers Resource Management, Inc. (SRM), BioMed Valley Corporation and BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc. Each of these entities is part of a biomedical research organization that conducts basic research to find the keys to the causes, treatment and prevention of disease. Mr. Stowers also serves as the co-chair of the SRM board and is a member of SRM’s executive committee. The principal business address for these entities is 1000 E. 50th Street, Kansas City, MO 64110.

Steven R. Brown (Vice President of ACIM). Served as Managing Director, Munder Capital Management, principal address is 480 Pierce Street, Birmingham, MI 48009, 2005 to 2009.

John A. Lovito (Vice President of ACIM). Served as Managing Director, Lehman Brothers Asset Management (Europe), principal address is 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom, 2006 to 2008.

Scott Wittman (Senior Vice President of ACIM). Served as Managing Director, Munder Capital Management, principal address is 480 Pierce Street, Birmingham, MI 48009, 2005 to 2009.

Federico Garcia Zamora (Vice President of ACIM). Served as Portfolio Manager and Foreign Exchange Strategist, Lehman Brothers Asset Management, principal address is 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10016, 2005 to 2008.

The principal address for the advisor is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111.

Item 32.  Principal Underwriters

I.           (a)           American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) acts as principal underwriter for the following investment companies:

American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc.

American Century California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds

American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.

American Century Government Income Trust

American Century Growth Funds, Inc.

American Century International Bond Funds

American Century Investment Trust

American Century Municipal Trust

American Century Mutual Funds, Inc.

American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc.

American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc.

American Century Target Maturities Trust

American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.

American Century Variable Portfolios II, Inc.

American Century World Mutual Funds, Inc.

ACIS is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.  ACIS is located at 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.  ACIS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Companies, Inc.

(b)           The following is a list of the directors, executive officers and partners of ACIS as of October 16, 2009:

Name and Principal Business Address*	Positions and Offices With Underwriter	Positions and Offices With Registrant
David Larrabee	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	none
Barry C. Mayhew	Director and Senior Vice President	none
Martha G. Miller	Director and Senior Vice President	none
Gary P. Kostuke	Director and Vice President	none
Jami D. Waggoner	Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer	none
Mark D. Killen	Senior Vice President	none
Amy D. Schumaker	Chief Compliance Officer	none
David M. Kelley	Chief Privacy Officer and Senior AML Officer	none
Ward D. Stauffer	Secretary	Secretary
Charles A. Etherington	Assistant Secretary and General Counsel	Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Brian L. Brogan	Assistant Secretary	Assistant Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Otis H. Cowan	Assistant Secretary	Assistant Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Janet A. Nash	Assistant Secretary	Assistant Vice President and Assistant Secretary
David H. Reinmiller	Assistant Secretary	Vice President
Lisa H. Lattan	Assistant Secretary	none
Jennifer L. Barron	Vice President	none
Stacey L. Belford	Vice President	none
Hayden S. Berk	Vice President	none
James D. Blythe	Vice President	none
James H. Breitenkamp	Vice President	none
Gregory Burrill	Vice President	none
Bruce W. Caldwell	Vice President	none
Alan D. Chingren	Vice President	none
Robert P. Connor	Vice President	none
James B. Cotchett	Vice President	none
D. Alan Critchell, Jr.	Vice President	none
Christopher J. DeSimone	Vice President	none
David P. Donovan	Vice President	none
G. Patrick Dougherty	Vice President	none
Kenneth J. Dougherty	Vice President	none
Ryan C. Dreier	Vice President	none
David R. Ford	Vice President	none
Michael C. Galkoski	Vice President	none
Gregory O. Garvin	Vice President	none
Wendy Costigan Goodyear	Vice President	none
Michael K. Green	Vice President	none
Brandon G. Grier	Vice President	none
Brett G. Hart	Vice President	none
Stacey L. Hoffman	Vice President	none
B.D. Horton	Vice President	none
Robert O. Houston	Vice President	none
Terence M. Huddle	Vice President	none
James L. Huser	Vice President	none
Jennifer Ison	Vice President	none
Michael A. Jackson	Vice President	none
Cindy A. Johnson	Vice President	none
David A. Keefer	Vice President	none
Christopher W. Kilroy	Vice President	none
Matthew S. Kives	Vice President	none
William L. Kreiling	Vice President	none
Jack R. Kulpa	Vice President	none
Maria Kutscher	Vice President	none
Edward Lettieri	Vice President	none
Richard T. Luchinsky	Vice President	none
Beth A. Mannino	Vice President	none
Jesse C. Martin	Vice President	none
Thomas C. McCarthy	Vice President	none
Steven J. McClain	Vice President	none
James C. McCoun	Vice President	none
Joseph P. McGivney, Jr.	Vice President	none
Peter J. McHugh	Vice President	none
Victor V. Melinauskas	Vice President	none
Jerome B. Moore	Vice President	none
Susan M. Morris	Vice President	none
David M. Murphy	Vice President	none
Brendan R. Murray	Vice President	none
Kathleen L. Nelkin	Vice President	none
Jay W. Newnum	Vice President	none
John E. O’Connor	Vice President	none
Patrick J. Palmer	Vice President	none
Kent S. Petty	Vice President	none
Margaret H. Pierce	Vice President	none
Christy A. Poe	Vice President	none
James E. Poehlmann	Vice President	none
Conan W. Porter	Vice President	none
Michael J. Raddie	Vice President	none
Paige C. Rafferty	Vice President	none
Douglas K. Reber	Vice President	none
Anastasia Rock	Vice President	none
David E. Rogers	Vice President	none
Gerald M. Rossi	Vice President	none
Brett A. Round	Vice President	none
Michael F. Schell	Vice President	none
Tracey L. Shank	Vice President	none
Stephen C. Thune	Vice President	none
Michael N. Turgeon	Vice President	none
James T. Walden	Vice President	none
Mark Westmoreland	Vice President	none
J. Mitch Wurzer	Vice President	none

(c)           Not applicable.

Item 33.  Location of Accounts and Records

All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder, are in the possession of American Century Investment Management, Inc., 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111 and 1665 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA; American Century Services, LLC, 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111; JP Morgan Chase Bank, 4 Metro Tech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11245; and Commerce Bank, N.A., 1000 Walnut, Kansas City, MO 64105.

Item 34.  Management Services - Not applicable.

Item 35.  Undertakings - Not applicable.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement amendment pursuant to Rule 485(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Kansas City, State of Missouri on the 29th day of December, 2009.

American Century California Tax-Free and Municipal Funds

(Registrant)

By:

*

___________________________________

Jonathan S. Thomas

President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement amendment has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURES	TITLE	DATE
* _________________________________ Jonathan S. Thomas	President and Trustee	December 29, 2009
* _________________________________ Robert J. Leach	Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer	December 29, 2009
* _________________________________ John Freidenrich	Trustee	December 29, 2009
* _________________________________ Ronald J. Gilson	Chairman of the Board and Trustee	December 29, 2009
* _________________________________ Frederick L.A. Grauer	Trustee	December 29, 2009
* _________________________________ Peter F. Pervere	Trustee	December 29, 2009
* _________________________________ Myron S. Scholes	Trustee	December 29, 2009
* _________________________________ John B. Shoven	Trustee	December 29, 2009
* _________________________________ Jeanne D. Wohlers	Trustee	December 29, 2009

*By:        /s/  Kathleen Gunja Nelson

Kathleen Gunja Nelson

Attorney in Fact

(pursuant to Power of Attorney

dated December 16, 2009)

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT                                DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT

NUMBER

EXHIBIT (j) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, dated December 24, 2009.

EXHIBIT (p) (1) American Century Investments Code of Ethics.

EXHIBIT (q) (1) Power of Attorney, dated December 16, 2009.

EXHIBIT (q) (2) Secretary’s Certificate, dated December 16, 2009.