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All marketable debt securities are held at cost on a company's balance sheet as a current asset, until a gain or loss is realized upon the sale of the debt instrument. Marketable debt securities are held as short-term investments and are expected to be sold within one year. If a debt security is expected to be held for longer than one year, it should be classified as a long-term investment on the company's balance sheet.
(In the investing world, âlong termâ investments are really long term â often decades â which leaves room for short-term investments that can still last several years.) Before I share the best short-term investments for your money, I first want to share where not to put your money: the stock market. This can mean individual stocks, mutual funds, ETFâs â whatever. If you know you need the money back in the short-term, the stock market is the last place you need to be. Even if you think the market is down or your eyeballing a stock that has recently spiked lower than usual â itâs not worth it.