The American Beacon Funds are a series of low cost, no-load, open-end mutual funds designed to support a spectrum of investment objectives. The Funds include several portfolios spanning a variety of longer-range investments from international and domestic equity through balanced portfolios. They also include short term investment options including the Intermediate Bond Fund, the Short-Term Bond Fund and three money market funds.

The American Beacon Funds, with $30 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2008 were created in July 1987 by American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation.

The American Beacon Funds utilize a "manager of managers" approach for balanced and equity portfolios. American Beacon Advisors serves as the leader of a team of premier investment advisory firms, working closely with these sub-advisers and monitoring them for performance and strict adherence to investment style and guidelines. The American Beacon Intermediate Bond Fund is co-managed with Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc. and the Short-Term Bond Fund and three money market funds are managed solely by American Beacon Advisors.

What kind of investor are you?
	The American Beacon Select Fund shares are offered to institutional investors, including: corporate cash accounts, sweep accounts and other institutional investors who meet the initial investment requirements. An initial investment of at least $25 million is required for the Money Market Select Fund. The U.S. Government Money Market Select Fund has an initial investment requirement of $10 million.
	If you make the decisions about where your company's pension funds or corporate cash will be invested or you otherwise have at least $2 million to invest, you should visit our Institutional Class page.
	The Cash Management Class is for those who invest on behalf of clients, endowment funds, charitable foundations, qualified pension and profit sharing plans, corporations or individual investors who meet the initial investment requirements.
	The PlanAhead Class is designed to serve the needs of individuals, retirement accounts, and individuals who purchase funds through a financial advisor or brokerage firm mutual fund network.
	The Service Class of funds are offered to those investing through intermediary organizations, such as broker-dealers or third party administrators.
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