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(This post is a part of the series on Basics of Finance and Investing.)

A money market, or “cash”, is a low-risk, short-term, liquid, debt type security. Reading from left to right, the italicized words mean – the risk of losing the principal (money you paid for the security) is low, it matures typically in a year or less, you can sell it quick, and corporations (and the government) issue these securities to borrow funds. Because of the low risk and fixed returns, a money market is an example of a fixed-income security. Following are the three major types of money markets.
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(This post is a part of the series on Basics of Finance and Investing.)

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines the word security as “the state of being secure”. Then further down, “an instrument of investment in the form of a document (as a stock certificate or bond) providing evidence of its ownership”. These two definitions are not unrelated. A security is an investment instrument that is supposed to secure your financial future.
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