Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from GUARDIAN with 0.80% - August 2025


Long-Term Analysis of EAGLE COMMUNITY with 0.45% APY and GUARDIAN with 0.80% APY and DESERT VALLEYS with 0.40% APY and PASADENA with 0.45% APY and CREDIT UNION OF THE ROCKIES with 0.45% APY and WORKMEN'S CIRCLE INCORPORATED with 1.00% APY and EDUCATION 1ST with 0.76% APY and SOUND with 0.80% APY and SOUND with 0.05% APY and COLUMBIA COMMUNITY with 2.20% APY and DIGITAL with 3.75% 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
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.82x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.96x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.40%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.72x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.40%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 200 140
    2 50,200 201 141
    3 50,401 202 141
    4 50,602 202 142
    5 50,805 203 142
    6 51,008 204 143
    7 51,212 205 143
    8 51,417 206 144
    9 51,623 206 145
    10 51,829 207 145
    11 52,036 208 146
    12 52,245 209 146
    13 52,454 210 147
    14 52,663 211 147
    15 52,874 211 148
    16 53,085 212 149
    17 53,298 213 149
    18 53,511 214 150
    19 53,725 215 150
    20 53,940 216 151
    TOTAL $4,156 $2,909
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.10x (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
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    0.45%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    0.82x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $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
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    1.81x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $10,000
     
    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
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    0.76%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.86x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.76%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 380 266
    2 50,380 383 268
    3 50,763 386 270
    4 51,149 389 272
    5 51,537 392 274
    6 51,929 395 276
    7 52,324 398 278
    8 52,721 401 280
    9 53,122 404 283
    10 53,526 407 285
    11 53,933 410 287
    12 54,343 413 289
    13 54,756 416 291
    14 55,172 419 294
    15 55,591 422 296
    16 56,013 426 298
    17 56,439 429 300
    18 56,868 432 303
    19 57,300 435 305
    20 57,736 439 307
    TOTAL $8,175 $5,722
  • 8
    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
  • 9
    LOCAL SAVINGS
    0.05%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    0.22x (National Avg. - 0.23%)
    $2,500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.05%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 25 18
    2 50,025 25 18
    3 50,050 25 18
    4 50,075 25 18
    5 50,100 25 18
    6 50,125 25 18
    7 50,150 25 18
    8 50,175 25 18
    9 50,200 25 18
    10 50,225 25 18
    11 50,251 25 18
    12 50,276 25 18
    13 50,301 25 18
    14 50,326 25 18
    15 50,351 25 18
    16 50,376 25 18
    17 50,402 25 18
    18 50,427 25 18
    19 50,452 25 18
    20 50,477 25 18
    TOTAL $502 $352
  • 10
    LOCAL CD
    2.20%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    3.33x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    2.20%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,100 770
    2 51,100 1,124 787
    3 52,224 1,149 804
    4 53,373 1,174 822
    5 54,547 1,200 840
    6 55,747 1,226 859
    7 56,974 1,253 877
    8 58,227 1,281 897
    9 59,508 1,309 916
    10 60,817 1,338 937
    11 62,155 1,367 957
    12 63,523 1,398 978
    13 64,920 1,428 1,000
    14 66,349 1,460 1,022
    15 67,808 1,492 1,044
    16 69,300 1,525 1,067
    17 70,825 1,558 1,091
    18 72,383 1,592 1,115
    19 73,975 1,627 1,139
    20 75,603 1,663 1,164
    TOTAL $27,266 $19,086
  • 11
    LOCAL CD
    3.75%
    -
    $50,000
    9 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $25,000
     
    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

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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