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                                  FUND PROFILE

                               Prime Money Market

                                 INVESTOR CLASS

                                January 15, 1999

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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

                               PRIME MONEY MARKET

1. WHAT IS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE?

        Prime Money  Market  seeks to earn the highest  level of current  income
     while preserving the value of your investment.

2. WHAT IS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT STRATEGY?

        The fund earns its income by investing in high-quality,  cash-equivalent
     securities.   These   securities  are  short-term   obligations  of  banks,
     governments and corporations that are payable in U.S. dollars.

        Additional   information  about  Prime  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 fiscal
     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 (FDIC) 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.

     FUND PERFORMANCE

        The  following  bar chart  shows the actual  performance  of Prime Money
     Market's  Investor  Class  shares for each  calendar  year since the fund's
     inception on November 17, 1993.  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
                      1994    1995    1996    1997    1998
                      ----    ----    ----    ----    ----
Prime Money Market    4.47    5.70    5.09    5.26    5.18

        The  highest  and lowest  returns  of the  fund's  shares for a calendar
     quarter during the period reflected by the preceding bar chart are provided
     in the  following  chart  to  indicate  the  fund's  historical  short-term
     volatility.

[bar chart]
     HIGHEST AND LOWEST QUARTERLY RETURNS
       Quarter Ended 3/31/95        1.47%
       Quarter Ended 3/31/94        0.84%

        The following table shows the average annual return of the fund's shares
     for the periods  indicated.  The 90-Day  Treasury Bill Index,  an unmanaged
     index that  reflects no  operating  costs,  is included as a benchmark  for
     performance  comparisons.  The  index  is  derived  from  secondary  market
     interest rates as published by the Federal Reserve Bank.

                                          1 YEAR    5 YEARS    LIFE OF FUND
      AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998)
           Prime Money Market              5.18%     5.14%        5.10%
           90-Day Treasury Bill Index      4.50%     4.95%        4.92%*
                                                 *(index as of 11/30/93)

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


Prime Money Market                                    American Century Brokerage


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 purchase 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                              0.60%(1)
           Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees       None
           Other Expenses(2)                           0.00%
           Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.60%

         (1)Based on assets as of February 28, 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
              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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             $61        $192         $334          $749

                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 of the Prime
     Money Market team are identified as follows:

        DENISE TABACCO,  Portfolio  Manager,  has been a member of the team that
     manages Prime since May 1996. She joined American Century in 1988, becoming
     a member of its  portfolio  department  in 1991.  She has a  bachelor's  in
     accounting  from San Diego  State  University  and an MBA from  Golden Gate
     State University.

        JOHN F.  WALSH,  Portfolio  Manager,  has been a member of the team that
     manages Prime since May 1997. He joined  American  Century in February 1996
     as an Investment  Analyst.  Prior to joining American Century, he served as
     an Assistant  Vice  President  and Analyst at First  Interstate  Bank,  Los
     Angeles,  California,  from July 1993 to January  1996. He has a bachelor's
     degree in  marketing  from  Loyola  Marymount  and an MBA in  finance  from
     Creighton University.

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 Prime 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. Because Prime
     is a money  market  fund,  its  distributions  generally  will be  taxed as
     ordinary  income.  If the fund's  share  price  were to go up or down,  its
     annual   distributions   also  could  include   capital  gains  or  losses.
     Distributions are reinvested  automatically in additional shares unless you
     choose another option.


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

WWW.AMERICANCENTURY.COM

BROKERAGE ASSOCIATE
1-888-345-2071

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

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR THE DEAF
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FAX
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