Figures shown are past results and are not predictive of results in future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Share price and return will vary, so you may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity. Although American Funds Money Market Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

Class A share results are calculated with and without the effect of the maximum sales charge: 5.75% for growth, growth-and-income, equity-income, balanced, and target date funds; 3.75% for bond funds (2.50% for intermediate and short-term funds). There is no sales charge for cash-equivalent fund Class A shares. Results shown with the sales charge are lower than results without the sales charge.

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Growth funds
Share prices and year-to-date returns				Average annual total returns						Annual expense ratios
Daily as of September 7, 2010				Month-end as of July 31, 2010			Quarter-end as of June 30, 2010			As of the fund’s most recent fiscal year-end
AMCAP Fund® — A Ticker: AMCPX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$16.02	-0.19	-3.03%	Without sales charge	12.72%	0.58%	1.87%	14.77%	0.07%	1.16%	0.78%
			With sales charge	6.22%	-0.60%	1.27%	8.17%	-1.11%	0.56%
EuroPacific Growth Fund® — A Ticker: AEPGX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$37.09	-0.45	-3.26%	Without sales charge	8.71%	5.97%	4.14%	9.48%	5.01%	2.72%	0.85%
			With sales charge	2.45%	4.72%	3.53%	3.20%	3.78%	2.12%
The Growth Fund of America® — A Ticker: AGTHX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$26.53	-0.21	-2.93%	Without sales charge	10.14%	1.07%	0.67%	10.39%	0.83%	-0.01%	0.76%
			With sales charge	3.81%	-0.12%	0.08%	4.05%	-0.36%	-0.60%
The New Economy Fund® — A Ticker: ANEFX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$22.06	-0.24	-1.91%	Without sales charge	11.30%	2.86%	-0.07%	11.28%	2.24%	-1.16%	0.95%
			With sales charge	4.90%	1.65%	-0.65%	4.89%	1.03%	-1.75%
New Perspective Fund® — A Ticker: ANWPX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$24.97	-0.27	-2.61%	Without sales charge	11.42%	4.78%	3.60%	13.39%	4.13%	2.45%	0.85%
			With sales charge	5.03%	3.55%	2.99%	6.85%	2.90%	1.84%
New World Fund® — A Ticker: NEWFX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$49.53	-0.41	4.94%	Without sales charge	17.39%	10.76%	9.68%	17.62%	10.02%	8.42%	1.18%
			With sales charge	10.63%	9.45%	9.03%	10.87%	8.73%	7.78%
SMALLCAP World Fund® — A Ticker: SMCWX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$33.17	-0.38	5.20%	Without sales charge	23.37%	4.91%	2.79%	25.11%	4.57%	1.62%	1.25%
			With sales charge	16.26%	3.67%	2.19%	17.90%	3.34%	1.02%
Growth-and-income funds
Share prices and year-to-date returns				Average annual total returns						Annual expense ratios
Daily as of September 7, 2010				Month-end as of July 31, 2010			Quarter-end as of June 30, 2010			As of the fund’s most recent fiscal year-end
American Mutual Fund® — A Ticker: AMRMX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$22.88	-0.20	0.06%	Without sales charge	14.16%	1.44%	4.75%	14.26%	0.81%	4.27%	0.67%
			With sales charge	7.58%	0.24%	4.13%	7.67%	-0.38%	3.66%
Capital World Growth and Income FundSM — A Ticker: CWGIX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$32.35	-0.42	-3.44%	Without sales charge	9.59%	4.42%	6.59%	8.38%	3.22%	5.44%	0.83%
			With sales charge	3.28%	3.19%	5.96%	2.15%	2.01%	4.81%
Fundamental InvestorsSM — A Ticker: ANCFX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$32.15	-0.32	-1.03%	Without sales charge	12.93%	2.71%	3.15%	12.79%	2.18%	2.20%	0.69%
			With sales charge	6.43%	1.51%	2.54%	6.29%	0.98%	1.59%
International Growth and Income FundSM — A Ticker: IGAAX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$28.31	-0.33	-3.43%	Without sales charge	8.87%	10.45%†	N/A	8.44%	5.37%†	N/A	0.94%
			With sales charge	2.60%	6.92%†	N/A	2.21%	1.85%†	N/A
The Investment Company of America® — A Ticker: AIVSX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$24.86	-0.24	-3.21%	Without sales charge	10.76%	0.58%	2.24%	9.91%	-0.14%	1.32%	0.66%
			With sales charge	4.37%	-0.60%	1.63%	3.59%	-1.31%	0.72%
Washington Mutual Investors FundSM — A Ticker: AWSHX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$24.37	-0.24	0.10%	Without sales charge	13.93%	-0.32%	3.20%	13.13%	-1.16%	2.49%	0.70%
			With sales charge	7.38%	-1.50%	2.59%	6.62%	-2.32%	1.88%
Equity-income funds
Share prices and year-to-date returns				Average annual total returns						Annual expense ratios
Daily as of September 7, 2010				Month-end as of July 31, 2010			Quarter-end as of June 30, 2010			As of the fund’s most recent fiscal year-end
Capital Income Builder® — A Ticker: CAIBX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$47.56	-0.25	1.17%	Without sales charge	9.63%	3.11%	7.05%	9.33%	2.19%	6.54%	0.66%
			With sales charge	3.34%	1.90%	6.42%	3.05%	0.99%	5.91%
The Income Fund of America® — A Ticker: AMECX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$15.62	-0.08	3.00%	Without sales charge	15.09%	2.55%	6.16%	16.31%	1.83%	5.73%	0.61%
			With sales charge	8.45%	1.35%	5.54%	9.63%	0.63%	5.10%
Balanced fund
Share prices and year-to-date returns				Average annual total returns						Annual expense ratios
Daily as of September 7, 2010				Month-end as of July 31, 2010			Quarter-end as of June 30, 2010			As of the fund’s most recent fiscal year-end
American Balanced Fund® — A Ticker: ABALX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$16.48	-0.09	2.80%	Without sales charge	12.81%	2.08%	5.59%	13.03%	1.36%	5.05%	0.67%
			With sales charge	6.31%	0.87%	4.97%	6.53%	0.16%	4.43%
Bond funds
Share prices and year-to-date returns				Average annual total returns						Annual expense ratios
Daily as of September 7, 2010				Month-end as of July 31, 2010			Quarter-end as of June 30, 2010			As of the fund’s most recent fiscal year-end
American High-Income TrustSM — A Ticker: AHITX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$10.95	0.00	8.54%	Without sales charge	21.79%	5.89%	6.81%	25.70%	5.53%	6.53%	0.80%
			With sales charge	17.21%	5.08%	6.40%	20.94%	4.72%	6.12%
The Bond Fund of AmericaSM — A Ticker: ABNDX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$12.41	0.04	7.99%	Without sales charge	11.56%	3.51%	5.30%	12.97%	3.17%	5.23%	0.65%
			With sales charge	7.35%	2.73%	4.90%	8.70%	2.38%	4.83%
Capital World Bond Fund® — A Ticker: CWBFX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$20.58	-0.04	4.46%	Without sales charge	7.84%	5.72%	7.73%	7.20%	4.84%	7.22%	0.87%
			With sales charge	3.77%	4.92%	7.31%	3.19%	4.04%	6.81%
Intermediate Bond Fund of America® — A Ticker: AIBAX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$13.62	0.04	5.48%	Without sales charge	6.97%	3.89%	4.48%	7.21%	3.57%	4.45%	0.69%
			With sales charge	4.33%	3.36%	4.21%	4.54%	3.05%	4.19%
Short-Term Bond Fund of AmericaSM — A Ticker: ASBAX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$10.15	0.01	2.37%	Without sales charge	2.98%	3.34%‡	N/A	3.22%	3.30%‡	N/A	0.66%
			With sales charge	0.36%	2.65%‡	N/A	0.69%	2.60%‡	N/A
U.S. Government Securities FundSM — A Ticker: AMUSX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$14.71	0.05	7.13%	Without sales charge	7.25%	5.30%	5.49%	7.20%	4.94%	5.48%	0.64%
			With sales charge	3.21%	4.50%	5.09%	3.21%	4.14%	5.08%
Cash-equivalent fund
Share prices and year-to-date returns				Average annual total returns						Annual expense ratios
Daily as of September 7, 2010 (except 7-day yield)				Month-end as of July 31, 2010			Quarter-end as of June 30, 2010			As of the fund’s most recent fiscal year-end
American Funds Money Market Fund® — A Ticker: AFAXX | Prospectus
Price	7-day yields	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$1.00	0.00% / -0.19%	0.00%	No sales charge	0.00%	0.00%††	N/A	0.00%	0.00%††	N/A	0.48%
Target date funds
Share prices and year-to-date returns				Average annual total returns						Annual expense ratios
Daily as of September 7, 2010				Month-end as of July 31, 2010			Quarter-end as of June 30, 2010			As of the fund’s most recent fiscal year-end
American Funds 2055 Target Date Retirement FundSM — A Ticker: AAMTX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$10.22	-0.10	N/A	Without sales charge	2.30%‡‡	N/A	N/A	-4.40%‡‡	N/A	N/A	0.89% / 0.99%
			With sales charge	-3.58%‡‡	N/A	N/A	-9.90%‡‡	N/A	N/A
American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund® — A Ticker: AALTX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$8.40	-0.08	-0.36%	Without sales charge	12.57%	-2.30%§	N/A	12.87%	-4.28%§	N/A	0.81% / 0.91%
			With sales charge	6.07%	-3.94%§	N/A	6.32%	-5.93%§	N/A
American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund® — A Ticker: AAHTX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$8.52	-0.08	-0.47%	Without sales charge	12.73%	-2.29%§	N/A	12.94%	-4.27%§	N/A	0.82% / 0.92%
			With sales charge	6.27%	-3.93%§	N/A	6.44%	-5.92%§	N/A
American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund® — A Ticker: AAGTX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$8.48	-0.08	-0.47%	Without sales charge	12.73%	-2.28%§	N/A	12.93%	-4.27%§	N/A	0.81% / 0.91%
			With sales charge	6.25%	-3.92%§	N/A	6.41%	-5.92%§	N/A
American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund® — A Ticker: AAFTX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$8.46	-0.08	-0.24%	Without sales charge	12.59%	-2.28%§	N/A	12.91%	-4.24%§	N/A	0.81% / 0.91%
			With sales charge	6.10%	-3.92%§	N/A	6.38%	-5.89%§	N/A
American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund® — A Ticker: AAETX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$8.49	-0.07	0.00%	Without sales charge	12.69%	-2.22%§	N/A	13.01%	-4.14%§	N/A	0.81% / 0.91%
			With sales charge	6.21%	-3.87%§	N/A	6.49%	-5.80%§	N/A
American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund® — A Ticker: AADTX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$8.42	-0.06	0.48%	Without sales charge	12.43%	-2.31%§	N/A	12.83%	-4.14%§	N/A	0.79% / 0.89%
			With sales charge	5.93%	-3.95%§	N/A	6.31%	-5.79%§	N/A
American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund® — A Ticker: AACTX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$8.57	-0.06	1.30%	Without sales charge	12.35%	-1.77%§	N/A	13.12%	-3.39%§	N/A	0.78% / 0.88%
			With sales charge	5.85%	-3.42%§	N/A	6.59%	-5.05%§	N/A
American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund® — A Ticker: AABTX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$8.81	-0.04	1.97%	Without sales charge	12.27%	-0.93%§	N/A	13.39%	-2.37%§	N/A	0.77% / 0.87%
			With sales charge	5.82%	-2.59%§	N/A	6.90%	-4.05%§	N/A
American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund® — A Ticker: AAATX | Prospectus
Price	Price change	YTD return		1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	Expenses
$8.90	-0.02	3.13%	Without sales charge	12.83%	-0.51%§	N/A	14.36%	-1.76%§	N/A	0.76% / 0.86%
			With sales charge	6.37%	-2.18%§	N/A	7.85%	-3.45%§	N/A

Definitions and other information

Price: the amount you would pay for each share of the fund that day, or the amount you would receive if you sold shares that day, disregarding applicable sales charges.

Price change: the difference in share price between the most recent closing price on the New York Stock Exchange and the previous day’s closing price.

Year-to-date return: the net change in percentage in the value of the fund’s shares from January 1 of the current year to the date indicated. Short-term market volatility affects year-to-date returns more than longer term results. Average annual total returns cover longer periods of time.

7-day yield: calculated by annualizing dividends paid over the past seven days. Compared with returns, the 7-day yield more accurately reflects the fund’s current earnings. The investment adviser to American Funds has reimbursed certain expenses for American Funds Money Market Fund. These reimbursements may be adjusted or discontinued by the investment adviser at any time. The 7-day yield shown first (net) reflects reimbursements; the second yield (gross) does not. Yields shown are as of 7/31/10 and updated monthly.

Expenses: annual fund investment expenses, which are deducted from fund assets. The investment adviser to American Funds is currently waiving a 0.10% management fee for target date funds, and has agreed to reimburse certain other expenses for some funds, including target date funds. These reimbursements may be adjusted or discontinued by the investment adviser at any time. For target date funds, the expense ratio shown first (net) reflects the waiver and/or reimbursements; the second expense ratio (gross) does not. The expense ratios for American Funds Money Market Fund and target date funds are estimated. Target date funds invest in American Funds Class R-6 shares, which were first offered on 5/1/09. Expense ratios for target date funds include the weighted average expenses of the underlying funds. Please see each fund’s most recent shareholder report or prospectus for details. To estimate the investment expenses you might pay annually, multiply your balance in the fund by the expense ratio. Click on the name of a fund to see the fund details page, which includes investment expenses expressed as a dollar amount.

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses. Although American Funds Money Market Fund has 12b-1 plans for some share classes, the fund is currently suspending certain 12b-1 payments in this low interest rate environment. Should payments commence, the fund’s investment results will be lower. When applicable, investment results reflect fee waivers and expense reimbursements, without which results would have been lower. Read details about how waivers and reimbursements affect the results for each fund.

Stock funds are subject to market fluctuations. Investing outside the United States involves additional risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of illiquidity and price volatility, as more fully described in the prospectus. These risks may be greater with investments in developing countries. Investing in smaller companies also involves additional risks. Lower rated bonds are subject to greater fluctuations in value and risk of loss of income and principal than higher rated bonds.

Funds with significant bond holdings include all bond funds and New World Fund, Capital Income Builder, The Income Fund of America and American Balanced Fund. The return of principal for bond holdings is not guaranteed. Shares of funds with bond holdings are subject to the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds held by the funds. Shares of U.S. Government Securities Fund are not guaranteed by the U.S. government.

Target date funds are subject to the risks and returns of the underlying American Funds in which they invest.

For more information about the risks associated with each fund, read the prospectus. You can also click on the fund name for a fact sheet.

For more information about the tax-exempt funds offered by American Funds, please talk to your financial professional.

The maximum sales charge for Intermediate Bond Fund of America Class A shares was 3.75% prior to November 1, 2006.

Daily figures are subject to revision.

^‡ Fund lifetime return since October 2, 2006.

^§ Fund lifetime return since February 1, 2007.

^† Fund lifetime return since October 1, 2008.

^†† Fund lifetime return since May 1, 2009.

^‡‡ Fund lifetime cumulative total return since February 1, 2010.

Class A share average annual total returns without sales charge do not reflect deduction of the fund’s maximum up-front sales charge (5.75% for growth, growth-and-income, equity-income, balanced, and target date funds; 3.75% for bond and tax-exempt bond funds (2.50% for intermediate, short-term and limited term funds).

Class A share average annual total returns with sales charge reflect deduction of the fund’s maximum up-front sales charge (5.75% for growth, growth-and-income, equity-income, balanced, and target date funds; 3.75% for bond and tax-exempt bond funds (2.50% for intermediate, short-term and limited term funds).