I, the undersigned Director/Officer of the following investment companies:
AMERICAN CENTURY MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY STRATEGIC ASSET ALLOCATIONS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIOS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY GROWTH FUNDS, INC.
(“the Funds”)
hereby constitute and appoint, Ryan L. Blaine, Brian L. Brogan, Danielle D. Cook, Christine J. Crossley, Kathleen Gunja Nelson, Elizabeth L. Richards, and Daniel K. Richardson, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, (a) to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith; (b) to make, file, execute, amend and withdraw documents of every kind, and to take other action of whatever kind they may elect, for the purpose of complying with all laws relating to the sale of securities of the Fund; and (c) generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after December 4, 2012.
This power of attorney may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
WITNESS my hand on this 4th day of December, 2012.
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/s/ Thomas A. Brown
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/s/ Barry Fink
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Thomas A. Brown, Director
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Barry Fink, Director
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/s/ Andrea C. Hall
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/s/ Jan M. Lewis
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Andrea C. Hall, Director
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Jan M. Lewis, Director
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/s/ James A. Olson
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/s/ Donald H. Pratt
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James A. Olson, Director
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Donald H. Pratt, Chairman and Director
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/s/ M. Jeannine Strandjord
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/s/ Jonathan Thomas
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M. Jeannine Strandjord, Director
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Jonathan Thomas, President and Director
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/s/ John R. Whitten
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/s/ Stephen E. Yates
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John R. Whitten, Director
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Stephen E. Yates, Director
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/s/ C. Jean Wade
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C. Jean Wade, Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
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AMERICAN CENTURY MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY STRATEGIC ASSET ALLOCATIONS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIOS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC.
AMERICAN CENTURY GROWTH FUNDS, INC.
(“the Funds”)
I, Ward D. Stauffer, Secretary of the above-referenced corporations, do hereby certify that the following is a true copy of certain resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the above-referenced corporations on December 4, 2012, and that such resolutions have not been rescinded or modified and are not inconsistent with the Certificate of Incorporation, Declaration of Trust or Bylaws of the corporations.
WHEREAS:
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Pursuant to a duly-executed Power of Attorney, the Directors and officers of American Century Mutual Funds, Inc., American Century World Mutual Funds, Inc., American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc., American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc., American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc., American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc., and American Century Growth Funds, Inc. (collectively, the “Funds”) have appointed Ryan L. Blaine, Brian L. Brogan, Danielle D. Cook, Christine J. Crossley, Kathleen Gunja Nelson, Elizabeth L. Richards, and Daniel K. Richardson, each of them singly, their true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each, for the purpose of signing on their behalf registration statements and other related documents of the Funds for the purpose of complying with all laws relating to the sale of securities of the Funds and to do all such things in their names and behalf in connection therewith.
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Such attorneys-in-fact may, from time to time, sign documents, including registration statements, amendments or supplements thereto and instruments in connection therewith, on behalf of directors and officers who have appointed them.
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RESOLVED, that the Directors hereby authorize such attorneys-in-fact to sign the documents of the Funds, including registration statements, amendments or supplements thereto and instruments in connection therewith, pursuant to the Power of Attorney so executed by the Directors and certain officers of the Funds.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, I have hereunto set my hand this 4
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day of December, 2012.
/s/ Ward D. Stauffer
Ward D. Stauffer
Secretary