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Short term savings should be liquid, which means they should be easily turned into cash. Short-term savings should be secure and not be subject to the loss of principal. To meet these requirements the best products are FDIC insured bank products such as money market deposit accounts, short term CDS, and savings accounts as well as money market mutual funds.

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