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Comparison of Deposit Account from HIWAY with 1.35% - May 2024


Long-Term Analysis of DIRECTIONS with 0.95% APY and The Brattleboro Savings and Loan Association with 0.61% APY and Bankers Trust Company with 4.54% APY and HIWAY with 1.35% 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
    0.95%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.00x (National Avg. - 0.95%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.95%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 475 333
    2 50,475 480 336
    3 50,955 484 339
    4 51,439 489 342
    5 51,927 493 345
    6 52,421 498 349
    7 52,919 503 352
    8 53,421 508 355
    9 53,929 512 359
    10 54,441 517 362
    11 54,958 522 365
    12 55,480 527 369
    13 56,007 532 372
    14 56,540 537 376
    15 57,077 542 380
    16 57,619 547 383
    17 58,166 553 387
    18 58,719 558 390
    19 59,277 563 394
    20 59,840 568 398
    TOTAL $10,408 $7,286
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.61%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Bank
    0.67x (National Avg. - 0.91%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.61%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 305 214
    2 50,305 307 215
    3 50,612 309 216
    4 50,921 311 217
    5 51,231 313 219
    6 51,544 314 220
    7 51,858 316 221
    8 52,174 318 223
    9 52,493 320 224
    10 52,813 322 226
    11 53,135 324 227
    12 53,459 326 228
    13 53,785 328 230
    14 54,113 330 231
    15 54,444 332 232
    16 54,776 334 234
    17 55,110 336 235
    18 55,446 338 237
    19 55,784 340 238
    20 56,124 342 240
    TOTAL $6,467 $4,527
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    4.54%
    -
    $50,000
    9 Month
    Bank
    N.A.
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.54%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,270 1,589
    2 52,270 2,373 1,661
    3 54,643 2,481 1,737
    4 57,124 2,593 1,815
    5 59,717 2,711 1,898
    6 62,428 2,834 1,984
    7 65,263 2,963 2,074
    8 68,226 3,097 2,168
    9 71,323 3,238 2,267
    10 74,561 3,385 2,370
    11 77,946 3,539 2,477
    12 81,485 3,699 2,590
    13 85,184 3,867 2,707
    14 89,052 4,043 2,830
    15 93,095 4,226 2,959
    16 97,321 4,418 3,093
    17 101,740 4,619 3,233
    18 106,359 4,829 3,380
    19 111,187 5,048 3,534
    20 116,235 5,277 3,694
    TOTAL $71,512 $50,059
  • 4
    LOCAL MONEY MARKET
    1.35%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $2,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.35%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 675 473
    2 50,675 684 479
    3 51,359 693 485
    4 52,052 703 492
    5 52,755 712 499
    6 53,467 722 505
    7 54,189 732 512
    8 54,921 741 519
    9 55,662 751 526
    10 56,414 762 533
    11 57,175 772 540
    12 57,947 782 548
    13 58,729 793 555
    14 59,522 804 562
    15 60,326 814 570
    16 61,140 825 578
    17 61,966 837 586
    18 62,802 848 593
    19 63,650 859 601
    20 64,509 871 610
    TOTAL $15,380 $10,766

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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