1.0Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Alwayshttps://citifmonline.comGodwin Akweiteh Alloteyhttps://citifmonline.com/author/allotey/The ABCs of investing in short-dated instruments - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Alwaysrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5Kyp5vzKkn"><a href="https://citifmonline.com/2016/12/the-abcs-of-investing-in-short-dated-instruments/">The ABCs of investing in short-dated instruments</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://citifmonline.com/2016/12/the-abcs-of-investing-in-short-dated-instruments/embed/#?secret=5Kyp5vzKkn" width="600" height="338" title="“The ABCs of investing in short-dated instruments” — Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always" data-secret="5Kyp5vzKkn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Thirty-two-year-old Martha Aboagye (not her real name) is an ardent patron of short-dated investment instruments issued by the government. After being exposed to treasury bills and bonds in her university days, Martha, an investment banker, has now increased her appetite for the risk-free instruments. Oftentimes, she is either redeeming matured securities or asking her bankers […]