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Comparison of Deposit Account from A. E. A. with 0.25% - November 2026


Long-Term Analysis of A. E. A. with 0.25% APY and PIMA with 1.00% APY and DIRECT with 5.00% APY and DIRECT with 3.00% APY and DIRECT with 4.00% APY

This analysis is for demonstrative purposes only. Savings rates may go up or down, and CD rates may not be renewable for the length of the term of the analysis.

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$
PRODUCT
BANK
APY
STATE
AMOUNT
TERM
BANK TYPE
VS.NAT.AV.
MIN
  • 1
    LOCAL CD
    A. E. A.
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    0.62x (National Avg. - 0.40%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.25%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 125 88
    2 50,125 125 88
    3 50,250 126 88
    4 50,376 126 88
    5 50,502 126 88
    6 50,628 127 89
    7 50,755 127 89
    8 50,882 127 89
    9 51,009 128 89
    10 51,136 128 89
    11 51,264 128 90
    12 51,392 128 90
    13 51,521 129 90
    14 51,650 129 90
    15 51,779 129 91
    16 51,908 130 91
    17 52,038 130 91
    18 52,168 130 91
    19 52,298 131 92
    20 52,429 131 92
    TOTAL $2,560 $1,792
  • 2
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    PIMA
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    2.48x (National Avg. - 0.40%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.00%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 500 350
    2 50,500 505 354
    3 51,005 510 357
    4 51,515 515 361
    5 52,030 520 364
    6 52,551 526 368
    7 53,076 531 372
    8 53,607 536 375
    9 54,143 541 379
    10 54,684 547 383
    11 55,231 552 387
    12 55,783 558 390
    13 56,341 563 394
    14 56,905 569 398
    15 57,474 575 402
    16 58,048 580 406
    17 58,629 586 410
    18 59,215 592 415
    19 59,807 598 419
    20 60,405 604 423
    TOTAL $11,010 $7,707
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    DIRECT
    5.00%
    -
    $50,000
    5 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $250
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    5.00%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,500 1,750
    2 52,500 2,625 1,838
    3 55,125 2,756 1,929
    4 57,881 2,894 2,026
    5 60,775 3,039 2,127
    6 63,814 3,191 2,233
    7 67,005 3,350 2,345
    8 70,355 3,518 2,462
    9 73,873 3,694 2,586
    10 77,566 3,878 2,715
    11 81,445 4,072 2,851
    12 85,517 4,276 2,993
    13 89,793 4,490 3,143
    14 94,282 4,714 3,300
    15 98,997 4,950 3,465
    16 103,946 5,197 3,638
    17 109,144 5,457 3,820
    18 114,601 5,730 4,011
    19 120,331 6,017 4,212
    20 126,348 6,317 4,422
    TOTAL $82,665 $57,865
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    DIRECT
    3.00%
    -
    $50,000
    15 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $250
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.00%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,500 1,050
    2 51,500 1,545 1,082
    3 53,045 1,591 1,114
    4 54,636 1,639 1,147
    5 56,275 1,688 1,182
    6 57,964 1,739 1,217
    7 59,703 1,791 1,254
    8 61,494 1,845 1,291
    9 63,339 1,900 1,330
    10 65,239 1,957 1,370
    11 67,196 2,016 1,411
    12 69,212 2,076 1,453
    13 71,288 2,139 1,497
    14 73,427 2,203 1,542
    15 75,629 2,269 1,588
    16 77,898 2,337 1,636
    17 80,235 2,407 1,685
    18 82,642 2,479 1,735
    19 85,122 2,554 1,788
    20 87,675 2,630 1,841
    TOTAL $40,306 $28,214
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    DIRECT
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    5.26x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $250
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.00%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,000 1,400
    2 52,000 2,080 1,456
    3 54,080 2,163 1,514
    4 56,243 2,250 1,575
    5 58,493 2,340 1,638
    6 60,833 2,433 1,703
    7 63,266 2,531 1,771
    8 65,797 2,632 1,842
    9 68,428 2,737 1,916
    10 71,166 2,847 1,993
    11 74,012 2,960 2,072
    12 76,973 3,079 2,155
    13 80,052 3,202 2,241
    14 83,254 3,330 2,331
    15 86,584 3,463 2,424
    16 90,047 3,602 2,521
    17 93,649 3,746 2,622
    18 97,395 3,896 2,727
    19 101,291 4,052 2,836
    20 105,342 4,214 2,950
    TOTAL $59,556 $41,689

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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