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FPA PARAMOUNT FUND, INC.


SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 1, 2013, TO PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 30, 2013


The Board of Directors of FPA Paramount Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), has approved the elimination of all front-end sales charges effective for purchases of Fund shares beginning April 1, 2013.  In addition, beginning April 1, 2013, Fund shares will no longer be subject to deferred sales charges if redeemed within one year of purchase.  Also, effective on that date, all purchases of shares of the Fund will be processed at net asset value on the trade date.


Effective on April 1, 2013, references to front-end sales charges and deferred sales charges will be deleted from the Fund’s Prospectus and the Prospectus will be revised as described below.


The Section in the Fund’s Prospectus entitled “Fees and Expenses of the Fund.” is deleted and replaced as follows:

Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading FPA Paramount Fund, Inc.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Fund.
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)
Expenses Explanation of Nonrecurring Account Fee [Text] rr_ExpensesExplanationOfNonrecurringAccountFee Redemptions by wire are subject to a $3.50 charge per wire. Your broker-dealer may charge you a fee for redemptions.
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The Section in the Fund’s Prospectus under “Performance Information” entitled “Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2012)” is deleted and replaced as follows so that front-end sales charges are no longer reflected or deducted:

Index No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, Taxes [Text] rr_IndexNoDeductionForFeesExpensesTaxes (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred Actual after-tax returns depend upon an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns presented here are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.
Caption rr_AverageAnnualReturnCaption Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2012)
Russell 2500 (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
  
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Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 17.88%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.34%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 10.49%
Lipper Mid-Cap Core Fund Average (reflects no deductions for sales charges or taxes)
  
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Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.61%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.24%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 8.89%
FPA Paramount Fund, Inc.
  
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of original sales price or redemption proceeds, as applicable) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of Amount Redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption (2.00%) [1]
Exchange Fee rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.65%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Component1 Other Expenses rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.19%
Financial Services rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.10%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.29%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.94%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 96
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 300
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 520
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,155
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.97%
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.51%
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.88%
FPA Paramount Fund, Inc. | After Taxes on Distributions
  
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Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 15.97% [2]
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.44% [2]
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 9.77% [2]
FPA Paramount Fund, Inc. | After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.57% [2]
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 3.83% [2]
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 8.76% [2]
[1] Redemptions by wire are subject to a $3.50 charge per wire. Your broker-dealer may charge you a fee for redemptions.
[2] After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend upon an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns presented here are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.