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American Funds charges into 2015 with best sales in seven years

The mutual fund favorite pivots, finds success with financial advisers as investors look outside the U.S. (Don't miss: The first quarter's best and worst mutual fund groups)

For the first time in seven years, advisers allocated more money to American Funds than they withdrew for two consecutive quarters, according to Morningstar Inc. data released Monday.

Advisers added $5.9 billion of client money into American Funds over the six months ended Mar. 31. It's the first s

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