Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from Charles River Bank with 3.00% - December 2025


Long-Term Analysis of GCS with 0.80% APY and ENERGY PLUS with 1.27% APY and Charles River Bank with 3.00% APY and TEACHERS with 3.75% APY and The Cincinnatus Savings & Loan Co. with 0.20% 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
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.06x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.80%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 400 280
    2 50,400 403 282
    3 50,803 406 284
    4 51,210 410 287
    5 51,619 413 289
    6 52,032 416 291
    7 52,449 420 294
    8 52,868 423 296
    9 53,291 426 298
    10 53,717 430 301
    11 54,147 433 303
    12 54,580 437 306
    13 55,017 440 308
    14 55,457 444 311
    15 55,901 447 313
    16 56,348 451 316
    17 56,799 454 318
    18 57,253 458 321
    19 57,711 462 323
    20 58,173 465 326
    TOTAL $8,638 $6,047
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.27%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.55x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.27%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 635 445
    2 50,635 643 450
    3 51,278 651 456
    4 51,929 660 462
    5 52,589 668 468
    6 53,257 676 473
    7 53,933 685 479
    8 54,618 694 486
    9 55,312 702 492
    10 56,014 711 498
    11 56,725 720 504
    12 57,446 730 511
    13 58,175 739 517
    14 58,914 748 524
    15 59,662 758 530
    16 60,420 767 537
    17 61,188 777 544
    18 61,965 787 551
    19 62,752 797 558
    20 63,549 807 565
    TOTAL $14,356 $10,049
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    3.00%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    3.66x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $1,000
     
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    3.75%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    9.28x (National Avg. - 0.40%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.75%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,875 1,313
    2 51,875 1,945 1,362
    3 53,820 2,018 1,413
    4 55,839 2,094 1,466
    5 57,933 2,172 1,521
    6 60,105 2,254 1,578
    7 62,359 2,338 1,637
    8 64,697 2,426 1,698
    9 67,124 2,517 1,762
    10 69,641 2,612 1,828
    11 72,252 2,709 1,897
    12 74,962 2,811 1,968
    13 77,773 2,916 2,042
    14 80,689 3,026 2,118
    15 83,715 3,139 2,198
    16 86,854 3,257 2,280
    17 90,111 3,379 2,365
    18 93,491 3,506 2,454
    19 96,996 3,637 2,546
    20 100,634 3,774 2,642
    TOTAL $54,408 $38,085
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.20%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    0.50x (National Avg. - 0.40%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 100 70
    2 50,100 100 70
    3 50,200 100 70
    4 50,301 101 70
    5 50,401 101 71
    6 50,502 101 71
    7 50,603 101 71
    8 50,704 101 71
    9 50,806 102 71
    10 50,907 102 71
    11 51,009 102 71
    12 51,111 102 72
    13 51,213 102 72
    14 51,316 103 72
    15 51,418 103 72
    16 51,521 103 72
    17 51,624 103 72
    18 51,727 103 72
    19 51,831 104 73
    20 51,935 104 73
    TOTAL $2,038 $1,427

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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