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Comparison of Deposit Account from EMERALD EMPIRE with 0.25% - September 2026


Long-Term Analysis of RESEARCH 1166 with 0.15% APY and EMERALD EMPIRE with 0.25% APY and INROADS with 0.99% APY and INROADS with 0.56% 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
    0.15%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    0.23x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.15%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 75 53
    2 50,075 75 53
    3 50,150 75 53
    4 50,225 75 53
    5 50,301 75 53
    6 50,376 76 53
    7 50,452 76 53
    8 50,527 76 53
    9 50,603 76 53
    10 50,679 76 53
    11 50,755 76 53
    12 50,831 76 53
    13 50,907 76 53
    14 50,984 76 54
    15 51,060 77 54
    16 51,137 77 54
    17 51,214 77 54
    18 51,290 77 54
    19 51,367 77 54
    20 51,444 77 54
    TOTAL $1,522 $1,065
  • 2
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    0.25%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    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 SAVINGS
    0.99%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    4.23x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $0
     
    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
  • 4
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    0.56%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    2.39x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $100,001
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.56%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 280 196
    2 50,280 282 197
    3 50,562 283 198
    4 50,845 285 199
    5 51,129 286 200
    6 51,416 288 202
    7 51,704 290 203
    8 51,993 291 204
    9 52,284 293 205
    10 52,577 294 206
    11 52,872 296 207
    12 53,168 298 208
    13 53,465 299 210
    14 53,765 301 211
    15 54,066 303 212
    16 54,369 304 213
    17 54,673 306 214
    18 54,979 308 216
    19 55,287 310 217
    20 55,597 311 218
    TOTAL $5,908 $4,136

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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