American Century Investments 2FA Setup Guide
American Century Investments lets you secure your account with an authenticator app. With 2FA on, each login needs a fresh 6-digit code, keeping your American Century Investments account safe even if your password leaks.
A American Century Investments account can be tied to your money and personal finances, so a stolen password is a direct financial risk. Besides an authenticator app, American Century Investments also offers SMS text codes and email codes. An authenticator app (TOTP) is usually the best balance of security and convenience — and it's safer than SMS codes, which can be intercepted through SIM-swap attacks.
2FA methods American Century Investments supports
- SMS text message
- Email code
- Authenticator app (TOTP)
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Download Authenticator App - Novaz
Install Authenticator App - Novaz from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad and open it — you'll use it to scan American Century Investments's QR code and generate your 6-digit sign-in codes.
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Sign in to American Century Investments and open your American Century Investments account security settings.
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Turn on two-factor authentication and choose the authenticator-app option.
Look for "Authenticator app", "Authentication app", or "TOTP" rather than SMS.
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Scan the QR code with Authenticator App - Novaz.
Open Authenticator App - Novaz, tap add, and point your camera at the QR code American Century Investments displays. Can't scan? Enter the setup key manually instead.
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Enter the 6-digit code to confirm.
Type the code Authenticator App - Novaz generates to verify and link your American Century Investments account.
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Save a way to recover your account.
If American Century Investments shows backup or recovery codes, store them somewhere safe, away from your phone. If it doesn't, check how American Century Investments recovers accounts (support, an admin, or another sign-in method) before you need it.
Menu names on American Century Investments can change — the official American Century Investments 2FA documentation ↗ always has the exact, current path.
How to recover your American Century Investments account
If you lose access to your authenticator and American Century Investments gave you backup or recovery codes when you turned on 2FA, sign in with one of them; keep them somewhere safe, away from your phone. Not every service issues codes. If American Century Investments doesn't, or you didn't save them, use American Century Investments's account-recovery or support process (or ask your admin, for a work account) to get back in.
Frequently asked questions
- Does American Century Investments work with authenticator apps like Authenticator App - Novaz?
- Yes. American Century Investments supports TOTP authenticator apps, so you can generate its two-factor codes in Authenticator App - Novaz.
- Is American Century Investments two-factor authentication free?
- Yes. Enabling authenticator-app 2FA on American Century Investments is free — you only need the free Authenticator App - Novaz.
- What if I lose access to my American Century Investments 2FA codes?
- If American Century Investments gave you backup or recovery codes during setup, sign in with one of them. If it didn't, or you didn't save them, use American Century Investments's account recovery or contact its support (or your admin, for a work account), then add the account to Authenticator App - Novaz again.
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