If mutual fund firms were described like potential romantic partners in lonely hearts ads, The Capital Group Companies might be marriage material. The mutual fund firm, founded in 1931, is quiet (it doesn't advertise or grant many interviews), stable (it prides itself on consistency and believes investment decisions should not be taken lightly), and faithful (most of its investments and its executives are long-term). Subsidiary Capital Research and Management manages The American Funds, a family of more than 30 mutual funds that ranks among the largest groups of mutual funds by assets in the US. All told, The Capital Group Companies have approximately $1 trillion in assets under management.

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• American Century
• FMR
• The Vanguard Group

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    • Mutual Fund Management(primary)

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• #41 in Forbes Largest Private Companies (November 2011)