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Comparison of Deposit Account from NORTHWEST with 4.60% - October 2026


Long-Term Analysis of GUARDIAN with 1.21% APY and NORTHWEST with 4.60% 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
    1.21%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    1.47x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.21%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 605 424
    2 50,605 612 429
    3 51,217 620 434
    4 51,837 627 439
    5 52,464 635 444
    6 53,099 642 450
    7 53,742 650 455
    8 54,392 658 461
    9 55,050 666 466
    10 55,716 674 472
    11 56,390 682 478
    12 57,073 691 483
    13 57,763 699 489
    14 58,462 707 495
    15 59,170 716 501
    16 59,885 725 507
    17 60,610 733 513
    18 61,343 742 520
    19 62,086 751 526
    20 62,837 760 532
    TOTAL $13,597 $9,518
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    NORTHWEST
    4.60%
    -
    $50,000
    30 Month
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.60%    		 Annual
    Interest    		 Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,300 1,610
    2 52,300 2,406 1,684
    3 54,706 2,516 1,762
    4 57,222 2,632 1,843
    5 59,854 2,753 1,927
    6 62,608 2,880 2,016
    7 65,488 3,012 2,109
    8 68,500 3,151 2,206
    9 71,651 3,296 2,307
    10 74,947 3,448 2,413
    11 78,395 3,606 2,524
    12 82,001 3,772 2,640
    13 85,773 3,946 2,762
    14 89,718 4,127 2,889
    15 93,846 4,317 3,022
    16 98,162 4,515 3,161
    17 102,678 4,723 3,306
    18 107,401 4,940 3,458
    19 112,342 5,168 3,617
    20 117,509 5,405 3,784
    TOTAL $72,915 $51,040

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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