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Comparison of Deposit Account from BLUCURRENT with 4.25% - May 2025


Long-Term Analysis of ALIVE with 0.87% APY and First State Bank with 0.25% APY and Preferred Bank with 1.10% APY and HARBORLIGHT with 0.45% APY and FIRST ALLIANCE with 0.35% APY and BLUCURRENT with 4.25% 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
    ALIVE
    0.87%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.32x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.87%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 435 305
    2 50,435 439 307
    3 50,874 443 310
    4 51,316 446 313
    5 51,763 450 315
    6 52,213 454 318
    7 52,667 458 321
    8 53,126 462 324
    9 53,588 466 326
    10 54,054 470 329
    11 54,524 474 332
    12 54,999 478 335
    13 55,477 483 338
    14 55,960 487 341
    15 56,447 491 344
    16 56,938 495 347
    17 57,433 500 350
    18 57,933 504 353
    19 58,437 508 356
    20 58,945 513 359
    TOTAL $9,458 $6,621
  • 2
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    First State Bank
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Bank
    0.38x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $2,500
     
    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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    Preferred Bank
    1.10%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    1.67x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.10%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 550 385
    2 50,550 556 389
    3 51,106 562 394
    4 51,668 568 398
    5 52,237 575 402
    6 52,811 581 407
    7 53,392 587 411
    8 53,979 594 416
    9 54,573 600 420
    10 55,173 607 425
    11 55,780 614 430
    12 56,394 620 434
    13 57,014 627 439
    14 57,641 634 444
    15 58,276 641 449
    16 58,917 648 454
    17 59,565 655 459
    18 60,220 662 464
    19 60,882 670 469
    20 61,552 677 474
    TOTAL $12,229 $8,560
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    HARBORLIGHT
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.11x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.45%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 225 158
    2 50,225 226 158
    3 50,451 227 159
    4 50,678 228 160
    5 50,906 229 160
    6 51,135 230 161
    7 51,365 231 162
    8 51,596 232 163
    9 51,829 233 163
    10 52,062 234 164
    11 52,296 235 165
    12 52,531 236 165
    13 52,768 237 166
    14 53,005 239 167
    15 53,244 240 168
    16 53,483 241 168
    17 53,724 242 169
    18 53,966 243 170
    19 54,209 244 171
    20 54,453 245 172
    TOTAL $4,698 $3,288
  • 5
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    FIRST ALLIANCE
    0.35%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.86x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.35%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 175 123
    2 50,175 176 123
    3 50,351 176 123
    4 50,527 177 124
    5 50,704 177 124
    6 50,881 178 125
    7 51,059 179 125
    8 51,238 179 126
    9 51,417 180 126
    10 51,597 181 126
    11 51,778 181 127
    12 51,959 182 127
    13 52,141 182 128
    14 52,323 183 128
    15 52,507 184 129
    16 52,690 184 129
    17 52,875 185 130
    18 53,060 186 130
    19 53,245 186 130
    20 53,432 187 131
    TOTAL $3,619 $2,533
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    BLUCURRENT
    4.25%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    10.44x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.25%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,125 1,488
    2 52,125 2,215 1,551
    3 54,340 2,309 1,617
    4 56,650 2,408 1,685
    5 59,057 2,510 1,757
    6 61,567 2,617 1,832
    7 64,184 2,728 1,909
    8 66,912 2,844 1,991
    9 69,756 2,965 2,075
    10 72,720 3,091 2,163
    11 75,811 3,222 2,255
    12 79,033 3,359 2,351
    13 82,392 3,502 2,451
    14 85,893 3,650 2,555
    15 89,544 3,806 2,664
    16 93,349 3,967 2,777
    17 97,317 4,136 2,895
    18 101,453 4,312 3,018
    19 105,764 4,495 3,146
    20 110,259 4,686 3,280
    TOTAL $64,945 $45,462

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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