AMERICAN CENTURY MUNICIPAL TRUST
497K1, 1998-11-05
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                                  FUND PROFILE

                              Tax-Free Money Market

                                 INVESTOR CLASS

                                December 30, 1998

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                                    American
                                     Century
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                                   Brokerage
                                  ____________

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     This profile summarizes key information about the fund that is included
          in the fund's Prospectus. The fund's Prospectus has additional
       information about the fund,  including a more detailed description of the
        risks associated with investing in the fund, that you may want
      to consider before you invest. You may obtain the Prospectus and other
      information about the fund at no cost by calling us at 1-800-345-2021,
          accessing our Web site or visiting one of our Investor Centers.
        See the back cover for additional telephone numbers and our address.

                                  BENHAM GROUP


                          AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENTS

                              TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET

1. WHAT IS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE?

        Tax-Free  Money Market seeks safety of principal and high current income
     that is exempt from federal income tax.

2. WHAT IS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT STRATEGY?

        The fund buys securities with income payments exempt from federal income
     tax. Cities,  counties and other  municipalities  in the 50 states and U.S.
     territories  usually issue these  securities for public  projects,  such as
     schools and roads.

        The fund also may buy some high-quality, cash-equivalent debt securities
     whose  payments  are exempt from  regular  federal  income tax, but not the
     federal alternative minimum tax. Cities,  counties and other municipalities
     usually issue these securities to fund for-profit private projects, such as
     hospitals  and  athletic  stadiums.  No more than 20% of the  fund's  total
     assets may be invested in these securities.

        The weighted  average  maturity of the fund is expected to be 90 days or
     less.

        Additional  information  about Tax-Free  Money  Market's  investments is
     available in its annual and semiannual  reports.  In these reports you will
     find a discussion of the market  conditions and investment  strategies that
     significantly  affected  the  fund's  performance  during  the most  recent
     six-month period. You may get these reports at no cost by calling us.

3. WHAT ARE THE SIGNIFICANT RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND?

    *An  investment  in the fund is not a bank  deposit and it is not insured or
     guaranteed  by the  Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Corporation  or any  other
     government agency.

    *Although the 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.

    *Because   cash-equivalent   securities  are  among  the  safest  securities
     available,  the  interest  they pay is among the lowest  for  income-paying
     securities.  Accordingly,  the yield on this fund will likely be lower than
     funds that invest in longer-term or lower-quality securities.

    *Some of the  fund's  income  may  be  subject  to the  federal  alternative
     minimum tax.

    *Because the fund  invests  primarily in  municipal  securities,  it will be
     sensitive to events that affect  municipal  markets.  Tax-Free Money Market
     may have a higher level of risk than funds that invest in a larger universe
     of securities.

     FUND PERFORMANCE

        The following bar chart shows the actual  performance  of Tax-Free Money
     Market's  Investor Class shares for each of the last 10 calendar years. The
     bar chart  indicates the volatility of the fund's  historical  returns from
     year to year.  Neither the bar chart nor the performance  information below
     it is intended to indicate how the fund will perform in the future.

[bar chart]

CALENDAR YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS

                      1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997
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Tax-Free Money Market 4.95  6.04  5.60  4.21  2.47  1.90  2.31  3.36  2.98  3.43

As of September 30, 1998, the end of the most recent calendar quarter,  Tax-Free
Money Market's year-to-date return was 2.69%.

        The highest and lowest returns of the fund's Investor Class shares for a
     quarter  during the last 10 calendar  years are  provided in the  following
     chart to indicate the fund's historical short-term volatility.

[bar chart]

     Highest and Lowest Quarterly Returns
          Quarter Ended 6/30/89      1.59%
          Quarter Ended 3/31/94      0.44%


Tax-Free Money Market                                 American Century Brokerage


        The  following  table  shows the  average  annual  return of the  fund's
     Investor  Class  shares for the periods  indicated.  The Lipper  Tax-Exempt
     Money Market Average,  an unmanaged index that reflects no operating costs,
     is included as a benchmark for long-term performance comparisons.

                                               1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS
      AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998)
          Tax-Free Money Market                 3.69%       3.05%        3.63%
          Lipper Tax-Exempt Money
            Market Average                      3.03%       2.89%        3.54%

        For current performance information, including yields, please call us or
        access our Web site.

4. WHAT ARE THE FUND'S FEES AND EXPENSES?

        There  are no sales  loads,  fees or other  charges  to buy fund  shares
     directly from American Century, to reinvest dividends in additional shares,
     to exchange into the Investor Class shares of other American  Century funds
     or to redeem  your  shares.  The  following  table  describes  the fees and
     expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

      ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
      (EXPENSES THAT ARE DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)
           Management Fee                               0.50%(1)
           Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees        None
           Other Expenses(2)                            0.00%
           Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses         0.50%

        (1)Based  on  assets  as of May 31,  1998.  The fund has a  stepped  fee
        schedule.  As a result, the fund's management fee generally decreases as
        fund assets increase.

        (2)Other  expenses,  which  include the fees and  expenses of the fund's
        independent  trustees,  their legal counsel,  interest and extraordinary
        expenses, were less than 0.005% for the most recent fiscal year.

           EXAMPLE OF HYPOTHETICAL FUND COSTS
              Assuming you . . .
              * invest $10,000 in the fund
              * redeem your shares at the end of the periods  shown below 
              * earn a 5% return each year 
              * incur the same fund operating expenses shown above
                  . . . your cost of investing in the fund would be:

           1 year       3 years        5 years        10 years
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            $51          $160           $279            $627

               Of course,  actual costs may be higher or lower. Use this example
               to compare the costs of investing in other funds.

5. WHO ARE THE FUND'S INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS?

        American  Century  Investment   Management,   Inc.  provides  investment
     advisory and management  services for the fund. American Century uses teams
     of portfolio  managers,  assistant  portfolio managers and analysts working
     together to manage its mutual funds. The portfolio managers on the Tax-Free
     Money Market team are:

        G.  DAVID  MACEWEN,   Vice  President  and  Senior  Portfolio   Manager,
     supervises the American  Century  Municipal  Trust team. Mr. MacEwen joined
     American Century in 1991 as a Municipal Portfolio Manager.

        BRYAN E. KARCHER,  Portfolio Manager,  has been a member of the Tax-Free
     Money Market team since April 1995. Mr. Karcher joined American  Century in
     1989 and has been a portfolio manager since 1995.

6. HOW DO I BUY FUND SHARES?

    *   Complete and return the  enclosed  brokerage  application  along with an
        investment check payable to American Century Brokerage

    *   Call us and send your investment by bank wire transfer

    *   If you  already  have an  American  Century  Brokerage  account,  simply
        contact us by writing, calling or accessing our Web site.

        Your  initial  investment  in your  brokerage  account  must be at least
     $2,500.  If the value of your  brokerage  account  falls below this account
     minimum, your shares may be redeemed involuntarily.

7. HOW DO I SELL FUND SHARES?

        You may sell all or part of your  fund  shares  on any  business  day by
     writing,  calling or accessing our Web site.  You also may sell your shares
     in  Tax-Free  Money  Market and make  other  investments  through  American
     Century  Brokerage.  Depending on the options you select when you open your
     account, some restrictions may apply.

8. HOW ARE FUND DISTRIBUTIONS MADE AND TAXED?

        Dividends are declared and available for redemption daily. Distributions
     will generally be exempt from federal income tax. Some of the fund's income
     may, however,  be subject to the federal  alternative  minimum tax. Consult
     your tax  advisor  for  information  about  whether  you are subject to the
     federal alternative minimum tax. Distributions are reinvested automatically
     in additional shares unless you choose another option.


Fund Profile                                               Tax-Free Money Market


9. WHAT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE?

        American Century Brokerage offers several ways to make it easier for you
     to manage your account, such as:

    *   telephone transactions

    *   wire and electronic funds transfers

    *   24-hour TeleSelect Automated Information and Trading Line transactions

    *   24-hour online Internet account access and transactions

        You will find more  information  about  these  choices in our  Brokerage
     Information  Kit,  which you may request by calling us,  accessing  our Web
     site or visiting one of our Investor Centers.

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                                    American
                                     Century
                                  ____________
                                   Brokerage
                                  ____________

AMERICAN CENTURY BROKERAGE, INC.
P.O. BOX 419146
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64141-6146

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BROKERAGE ASSOCIATE
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TELESELECT AUTOMATED INFORMATION
AND TRADING LINE
1-888-345-2091

SEP-IRA SERVICES
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR THE DEAF
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FAX
650-967-9627

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