Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from BEST FINANCIAL with 0.65% - September 2026


Long-Term Analysis of LAKE SUPERIOR with 0.25% APY and ALPENA-ALCONA AREA with 1.21% APY and BEST FINANCIAL with 0.65% APY and BEST FINANCIAL with 0.85% APY and CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL with 1.26% 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
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    0.33x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $100,000
     
    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 CD
    1.21%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.47x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.21%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 605 424
    2 50,605 612 429
    3 51,217 620 434
    4 51,837 627 439
    5 52,464 635 444
    6 53,099 642 450
    7 53,742 650 455
    8 54,392 658 461
    9 55,050 666 466
    10 55,716 674 472
    11 56,390 682 478
    12 57,073 691 483
    13 57,763 699 489
    14 58,462 707 495
    15 59,170 716 501
    16 59,885 725 507
    17 60,610 733 513
    18 61,343 742 520
    19 62,086 751 526
    20 62,837 760 532
    TOTAL $13,597 $9,518
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.65%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.18x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.65%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 325 228
    2 50,325 327 229
    3 50,652 329 230
    4 50,981 331 232
    5 51,313 334 233
    6 51,646 336 235
    7 51,982 338 237
    8 52,320 340 238
    9 52,660 342 240
    10 53,002 345 241
    11 53,347 347 243
    12 53,693 349 244
    13 54,042 351 246
    14 54,394 354 247
    15 54,747 356 249
    16 55,103 358 251
    17 55,461 360 252
    18 55,822 363 254
    19 56,185 365 256
    20 56,550 368 257
    TOTAL $6,917 $4,842
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.85%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.12x (National Avg. - 0.76%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.85%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 425 298
    2 50,425 429 300
    3 50,854 432 303
    4 51,286 436 305
    5 51,722 440 308
    6 52,161 443 310
    7 52,605 447 313
    8 53,052 451 316
    9 53,503 455 318
    10 53,958 459 321
    11 54,416 463 324
    12 54,879 466 327
    13 55,345 470 329
    14 55,816 474 332
    15 56,290 478 335
    16 56,769 483 338
    17 57,251 487 341
    18 57,738 491 344
    19 58,229 495 346
    20 58,724 499 349
    TOTAL $9,223 $6,456
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    1.26%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.36x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.26%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 630 441
    2 50,630 638 447
    3 51,268 646 452
    4 51,914 654 458
    5 52,568 662 464
    6 53,230 671 469
    7 53,901 679 475
    8 54,580 688 481
    9 55,268 696 487
    10 55,964 705 494
    11 56,669 714 500
    12 57,384 723 506
    13 58,107 732 512
    14 58,839 741 519
    15 59,580 751 525
    16 60,331 760 532
    17 61,091 770 539
    18 61,861 779 546
    19 62,640 789 552
    20 63,429 799 559
    TOTAL $14,229 $9,960

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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