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Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Head of Portfolio Management, Multi-Asset Strategies
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Vidya Rajappa, CFA, is a vice president, portfolio manager and head of portfolio management, Multi-Asset Strategies, for American Century Investments®.
Ms. Rajappa serves on the investment team overseeing the firm's asset allocation strategies. She also attends meetings of the American Century Investments' Asset Allocation Committee, which is responsible for establishing investment policy and reviewing investment decisions for all asset allocation products.
Ms. Rajappa joined American Century Investments from Alliance Bernstein, where she was senior vice president, multi-asset solutions and a senior member of its defined contribution research and investment design team. In her previous role as director of quantitative research in global analytics at Alliance Bernstein, she was responsible for the design and support of analytics, globally, across product groups and asset classes. Prior to joining Alliance Bernstein, Ms. Rajappa served as vice president and manager of JP Morgan Investment Management's quantitative analytics group.
Ms. Rajappa holds a bachelor's degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from PSG College of Technology in India and a master's degree in statistics and operations research from New York University. She is a CFA® charterholder and member of the CFA Institute.
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.
Alternative mutual funds that hold a variety of non-traditional investments also often employ more complex trading strategies than traditional mutual funds. Each of these different alternative asset classes and investment strategies have unique risks making them more suitable for investors with an above average tolerance for risk.