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Comparison of Deposit Account from Charles Schwab Bank, SSB with 4.14% - August 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Today's Bank with 0.29% APY and The First National Bank of Sedan with 0.99% APY and Charles Schwab Bank, SSB with 4.14% 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
    0.29%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    0.71x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.29%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 145 102
    2 50,145 145 102
    3 50,290 146 102
    4 50,436 146 102
    5 50,583 147 103
    6 50,729 147 103
    7 50,876 148 103
    8 51,024 148 104
    9 51,172 148 104
    10 51,320 149 104
    11 51,469 149 104
    12 51,618 150 105
    13 51,768 150 105
    14 51,918 151 105
    15 52,069 151 106
    16 52,220 151 106
    17 52,371 152 106
    18 52,523 152 107
    19 52,675 153 107
    20 52,828 153 107
    TOTAL $2,981 $2,087
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.99%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Bank
    1.50x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.99%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 495 347
    2 50,495 500 350
    3 50,995 505 353
    4 51,500 510 357
    5 52,010 515 360
    6 52,524 520 364
    7 53,044 525 368
    8 53,570 530 371
    9 54,100 536 375
    10 54,636 541 379
    11 55,176 546 382
    12 55,723 552 386
    13 56,274 557 390
    14 56,831 563 394
    15 57,394 568 398
    16 57,962 574 402
    17 58,536 580 406
    18 59,116 585 410
    19 59,701 591 414
    20 60,292 597 418
    TOTAL $10,889 $7,622
  • 3
    ONLINE CD
    4.14%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Bank
    10.12x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.14%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,070 1,449
    2 52,070 2,156 1,509
    3 54,226 2,245 1,571
    4 56,471 2,338 1,637
    5 58,809 2,435 1,704
    6 61,243 2,535 1,775
    7 63,779 2,640 1,848
    8 66,419 2,750 1,925
    9 69,169 2,864 2,005
    10 72,032 2,982 2,088
    11 75,015 3,106 2,174
    12 78,120 3,234 2,264
    13 81,354 3,368 2,358
    14 84,722 3,508 2,455
    15 88,230 3,653 2,557
    16 91,883 3,804 2,663
    17 95,687 3,961 2,773
    18 99,648 4,125 2,888
    19 103,773 4,296 3,007
    20 108,070 4,474 3,132
    TOTAL $62,544 $43,781

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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