Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from DISCOVERY with 1.00% - May 2025


Long-Term Analysis of SOUTHWEST AIRLINES with 0.45% APY and CREDIT UNION OF DENVER with 3.20% APY and MCCOY with 2.48% APY and FirsTier Bank with 0.60% APY and Homestead Bank with 0.65% APY and DISCOVERY with 1.00% 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
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.11x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    3.20%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    7.86x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,600 1,120
    2 51,600 1,651 1,156
    3 53,251 1,704 1,193
    4 54,955 1,759 1,231
    5 56,714 1,815 1,270
    6 58,529 1,873 1,311
    7 60,402 1,933 1,353
    8 62,334 1,995 1,396
    9 64,329 2,059 1,441
    10 66,388 2,124 1,487
    11 68,512 2,192 1,535
    12 70,704 2,263 1,584
    13 72,967 2,335 1,634
    14 75,302 2,410 1,687
    15 77,712 2,487 1,741
    16 80,198 2,566 1,796
    17 82,765 2,648 1,854
    18 85,413 2,733 1,913
    19 88,146 2,821 1,974
    20 90,967 2,911 2,038
    TOTAL $43,878 $30,715
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    2.48%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    3.29x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $5,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.48%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,239 867
    2 51,239 1,270 889
    3 52,509 1,301 911
    4 53,810 1,333 933
    5 55,143 1,366 957
    6 56,510 1,400 980
    7 57,910 1,435 1,005
    8 59,345 1,471 1,029
    9 60,816 1,507 1,055
    10 62,323 1,544 1,081
    11 63,867 1,583 1,108
    12 65,450 1,622 1,135
    13 67,071 1,662 1,163
    14 68,733 1,703 1,192
    15 70,437 1,745 1,222
    16 72,182 1,789 1,252
    17 73,971 1,833 1,283
    18 75,804 1,878 1,315
    19 77,682 1,925 1,347
    20 79,607 1,973 1,381
    TOTAL $31,580 $22,106
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.60%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Bank
    1.09x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.60%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 300 210
    2 50,300 302 211
    3 50,602 304 213
    4 50,905 305 214
    5 51,211 307 215
    6 51,518 309 216
    7 51,827 311 218
    8 52,138 313 219
    9 52,451 315 220
    10 52,766 317 222
    11 53,082 318 223
    12 53,401 320 224
    13 53,721 322 226
    14 54,044 324 227
    15 54,368 326 228
    16 54,694 328 230
    17 55,022 330 231
    18 55,352 332 232
    19 55,684 334 234
    20 56,019 336 235
    TOTAL $6,355 $4,448
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.65%
    -
    $50,000
    18 Month
    Bank
    1.12x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $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
  • 6
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    1.72x (National Avg. - 0.58%)
    $2,501
     
    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

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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