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Portfolio Manager
1999
Industry Start
2009
Firm Start
Jun "Jim" Zhao, CFA, is a portfolio manager for American Century Investments®.
Mr. Zhao, who joined the company in 2009, previously held equity analyst positions with Oppenheimer Capital, Federated Global Investment Management and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He has worked in the industry since 1999.
Mr. Zhao has a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in civil and environmental engineering from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. He also holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Zhao is a CFA® charterholder.
The following disclosure applies to the California Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Prime Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund.
Money Market Fund: You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the fund's liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund's sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.
The following disclosure applies to the Capital Preservation Fund and the U.S. Government Money Market Fund.
Money Market Fund: You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund's sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.
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