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Comparison of Deposit Account from GUARDIAN with 1.31% - September 2026


Long-Term Analysis of GUARDIAN with 1.31% APY and HIWAY with 3.85% 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
    GUARDIAN
    1.31%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    1.41x (National Avg. - 0.93%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.31%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 655 459
    2 50,655 664 465
    3 51,319 672 471
    4 51,991 681 477
    5 52,672 690 483
    6 53,362 699 489
    7 54,061 708 496
    8 54,769 717 502
    9 55,487 727 509
    10 56,214 736 515
    11 56,950 746 522
    12 57,696 756 529
    13 58,452 766 536
    14 59,218 776 543
    15 59,993 786 550
    16 60,779 796 557
    17 61,575 807 565
    18 62,382 817 572
    19 63,199 828 580
    20 64,027 839 587
    TOTAL $14,866 $10,406
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    HIWAY
    3.85%
    -
    $50,000
    3 Month
    Credit Union
    1.68x (National Avg. - 2.29%)
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.85%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,925 1,348
    2 51,925 1,999 1,399
    3 53,924 2,076 1,453
    4 56,000 2,156 1,509
    5 58,156 2,239 1,567
    6 60,395 2,325 1,628
    7 62,720 2,415 1,690
    8 65,135 2,508 1,755
    9 67,643 2,604 1,823
    10 70,247 2,705 1,893
    11 72,952 2,809 1,966
    12 75,760 2,917 2,042
    13 78,677 3,029 2,120
    14 81,706 3,146 2,202
    15 84,852 3,267 2,287
    16 88,119 3,393 2,375
    17 91,511 3,523 2,466
    18 95,034 3,659 2,561
    19 98,693 3,800 2,660
    20 102,493 3,946 2,762
    TOTAL $56,439 $39,507

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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