Understand the Characteristics of Short term Investments

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Remember that the government only represents about 30% of our retirement income, the company retirement pension plan offers another 30 % and many of us do not have one. It is up to individuals to invest wisely short and long term in order to make up for the short fall if he or she would like to live comfortably after retirement without giving up some retirement plans. In this article, we will discuss types of short term investment.
There are 3 types of short term investment and their characteristics are as follows:

1. Money market fund
Money market fund is a way of pooling contributions from many small investors and managing them by a professional fund manager working for mutual fund companies with very low fees.
a) Money market fund can be liquid anytime
b) It is one of many saving vehicles because the interest paid by this fund is low, it cannot increase your investment wealth.
c) Since the interest received is low, sometimes it may even fall below the inflation rate.
d) If the money market fund is only an investment plan that is used to accumulate wealth for your retirement, you will eventually go broke because of today's low interest rate environment and heavy taxation.
e) Money in the money market fund are pooled and moves from lenders to borrowers through money markets, financial institutions, corporations, governments, and central bank.
f) The lenders are usually corporations or institutions with spare cash that can be invested for a short period; the borrowers are those who temporarily need extra funds.
g) Commercial paper and Treasury Bills are 2 widely used instruments in the money market.

2. Government saving bonds
Government saving bonds are issued by the government and sells directly to the citizen via some financial institutions.
a) They cannot be traded (but only redeemed), their value does not fluctuate.
b) They are bought at the face value in the denominations of $100, $300, $500, $1000, $5000, and $10,000 from banks, trust companies, credit unions, and investment dealers.
c) Interest are taxed annually with no commission or fee.


3. Saving account
a) Putting your money into your savings account is considered as the easiest and simplest way to invest by lending your capital to financial institutions.
b) Daily savings account is the type of savings that interest is paid on the daily balance and is compounded monthly.
c) With regular savings accounts, interest is paid on the minimum monthly balance and is compounded every 6 months.


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