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Capital Group / American Funds

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Two second factors on offer: text message and email code. The strongest is text message.

Recommended setup

Text message

It's the only kind of second factor offered. Turn it on anyway, and protect the phone number or inbox it uses.

SMSText messageBest option
EmailEmail codeSupported

Not offered: security key, authenticator app, approval in an app, hardware token, phone call.

Switch it on

General steps; menu names vary. Capital Group / American Funds's own guide has the exact screens.

  1. Sign in to Capital Group / American Funds and open your account's security settings. Look for two-step verification or two-factor authentication. Capital Group / American Funds's own guide shows the exact screens.
  2. Add your phone number and enter the code Capital Group / American Funds sends, to confirm it.
  3. Save the backup codes. Keep them in your password manager or print them; they're your way back in if you lose your phone or key.
  4. Ask your mobile carrier for a port-out PIN or number lock, so nobody can move your number to their SIM.
Capital Group / American Funds's setup guide ↗