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5 Solid Short-Term Investments for Growing Your Money

johnNjohnN
edited March 2019 in The Bullpen
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/03/01/5-solid-short-term-investments-for-growing-your-mo.aspx

5 Solid Short-Term Investments for Growing Your Money

(summary - hy savings acct, cd, I bonds, short term bonds funds, Peer-to-peer lending)

(Also 6th - invest short term Safe Corp bonds ratingb bbb-)

Or highet
It is possible to invest effectively for the short term, but you can't take too much risk.
Kailey Fralick
(kaileyf)
Mar 1, 2019 at 10:05PM

Conventional wisdom says you should leave your money in a savings account if you intend to use it in the next three to five years. The problem is that these accounts often have low interest rates that don't keep pace with inflation, so your money loses value over time.
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