American Century Companies, Inc.

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.americancentury.com

American Century Companies is actually closer to the half-century mark, but who's counting? The company, through American Century Investments, oversees some 80 mutual funds that are invested in US growth and value equity. international equity, quantitative equity, fixed-income, and asset allocation strategies. It even has series of funds that support cancer research. American Century also offers investment planning, college savings plans, money market accounts, CDs, and access to individual stocks and bonds. The company has $112 billion of assets under management. American Century has offices in Missouri, California, and New York, as well as international offices in London and Hong Kong.

Officers:
Chairman: James E. (Jim) Stowers Jr.
President and CEO: Jonathan S. Thomas
EVP and COO: Barry Fink

Competitors:
FMR
T. Rowe Price
The Vanguard Group