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Summary Prospectus     January 1, 2012
 
American Century Investments®
California Tax-Free Money Market Fund
 
Investor Class: BCTXX
     

 
Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus and other information about the fund online at the web addresses listed below. You can also get this information at no cost by calling or sending an email request. The fund’s prospectus and other information are also available from financial intermediaries (such as banks and broker-dealers) through which shares of the fund may be purchased or sold.
 
     
 
Retail Investors
americancentury.com/funds/fund_reports.jsp
1-800-345-2021 or 816-531-5575
prospectus@americancentury.com
Financial Professionals
americancentury.com/ipro/funds/fund_reports_mf.jsp
1-800-345-6488
advisor_prospectus@americancentury.com
 
       
 
This summary prospectus incorporates by reference the fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information (SAI), each dated January 1, 2012 (as supplemented at the time you receive this summary prospectus), as well as the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and the financial statements included in the fund’s annual report to shareholders, dated August 31, 2011. The fund's SAI and annual report may be obtained, free of charge, in the same manner as the prospectus.
 
 
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 Annual Account Maintenance Fee
(waived if eligible investments total at least $10,000)
$25

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
0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.50%
 
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
$51
$161
$280
$629
 
 
 

 
 
Principal Investment Strategies
 
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 securities issued 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.
 
Some of the securities in which the fund invests are guaranteed by certain U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities such as the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).  Such securities are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.  However, these agencies are authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet their obligations.
 
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.
 
Principal Risks
 
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 – Even though the fund’s investments are designed to minimize credit, interest rate and liquidity risk, the fund is still subject to some degree of 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. Interest rate risk means that the value of debt securities and funds that hold them decline as interest rates rise. Liquidity risk means that 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 – 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.

 
 

 
 
Fund Performance
 
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.
 
Annual Total Returns
 
 Highest Performance Quarter
(3Q 2007): 0.82%

Lowest Performance Quarter
(3Q 2009): 0.00%

As of September 30, 2011, the most recent calendar quarter
end, the fund’s Investor Class year-to-date return was 0.01%.
 
 
Average Annual Total Returns
     
For the calendar year ended December 31, 2010
1 year
5 years
10 years
Investor Class
0.01%
1.65%
1.48%
 
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 website at americancentury.com, in person (at one of our Investor Centers), by mail (American Century Investments, P.O. Box 419200, Kansas City, MO 64141-6200), by telephone at 1-800-345-2021 (Investor Services Representative) or 1-800-345-3533 (Business and Not-For-Profit Plans), or through a financial intermediary. Shares may be purchased and redemption proceeds received by electronic bank transfer, by check or by wire.
 
Unless otherwise specified below, the minimum initial investment amount to open an account is $2,500 ($2,000 for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts). Investors opening accounts through financial intermediaries may open an account with $250, but the financial intermediaries may require their clients to meet different investment minimums. The minimum may be waived for broker-dealer sponsored wrap program accounts, fee based accounts, and accounts through bank/trust and wealth management advisory organizations or certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.
 
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. 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 website for more information.

 

 

 

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