Short-term

Short-term can refer to:

• Money markets, a short-term investment that can easily be converted into ready cash. For example, a Treasury bill or Certificate of deposit (CD).

Usually, short-term savings are invested in bank accounts, money market mutual funds, Treasury bills, and certain very-short-term bond funds and ETFs.

Sometimes, people ask about the advisability of using riskier investments for short-term savings. These articles explore that topic.

• 6 months, Using mutual funds and ETFs for short-term savings (6 months)
• 1 year, Using mutual funds and ETFs for short-term savings (1 year)
• 5 years, Using mutual funds and ETFs for short-term savings (5 years)