Compare Savings vs. CDs
Comparison of Deposit Account from SELF-HELP with 4.65% - June 2025


Long-Term Analysis of TECHNOLOGY with 4.00% APY and COBALT with 0.70% APY and MERITRUST with 1.00% APY and TINKER with 3.70% APY and SELF-HELP with 4.65% APY and TINKER with 3.80% APY and TINKER with 3.65% 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
    4.00%
    -
    $50,000
    12 Month
    Credit Union
    7.25x (National Avg. - 0.55%)
    $1,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.00%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,000 1,400
    2 52,000 2,080 1,456
    3 54,080 2,163 1,514
    4 56,243 2,250 1,575
    5 58,493 2,340 1,638
    6 60,833 2,433 1,703
    7 63,266 2,531 1,771
    8 65,797 2,632 1,842
    9 68,428 2,737 1,916
    10 71,166 2,847 1,993
    11 74,012 2,960 2,072
    12 76,973 3,079 2,155
    13 80,052 3,202 2,241
    14 83,254 3,330 2,331
    15 86,584 3,463 2,424
    16 90,047 3,602 2,521
    17 93,649 3,746 2,622
    18 97,395 3,896 2,727
    19 101,291 4,052 2,836
    20 105,342 4,214 2,950
    TOTAL $59,556 $41,689
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.70%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    1.71x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.70%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 350 245
    2 50,350 352 247
    3 50,702 355 248
    4 51,057 357 250
    5 51,415 360 252
    6 51,775 362 254
    7 52,137 365 255
    8 52,502 368 257
    9 52,870 370 259
    10 53,240 373 261
    11 53,612 375 263
    12 53,988 378 265
    13 54,366 381 266
    14 54,746 383 268
    15 55,129 386 270
    16 55,515 389 272
    17 55,904 391 274
    18 56,295 394 276
    19 56,689 397 278
    20 57,086 400 280
    TOTAL $7,486 $5,240
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    1.33x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $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
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    3.70%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    9.05x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.70%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,850 1,295
    2 51,850 1,918 1,343
    3 53,768 1,989 1,393
    4 55,758 2,063 1,444
    5 57,821 2,139 1,498
    6 59,960 2,219 1,553
    7 62,179 2,301 1,610
    8 64,479 2,386 1,670
    9 66,865 2,474 1,732
    10 69,339 2,566 1,796
    11 71,905 2,660 1,862
    12 74,565 2,759 1,931
    13 77,324 2,861 2,003
    14 80,185 2,967 2,077
    15 83,152 3,077 2,154
    16 86,229 3,190 2,233
    17 89,419 3,309 2,316
    18 92,728 3,431 2,402
    19 96,158 3,558 2,491
    20 99,716 3,690 2,583
    TOTAL $53,406 $37,384
  • 5
    LOCAL CD
    4.65%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    6.17x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    4.65%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 2,325 1,628
    2 52,325 2,433 1,703
    3 54,758 2,546 1,782
    4 57,304 2,665 1,865
    5 59,969 2,789 1,952
    6 62,758 2,918 2,043
    7 65,676 3,054 2,138
    8 68,730 3,196 2,237
    9 71,926 3,345 2,341
    10 75,270 3,500 2,450
    11 78,770 3,663 2,564
    12 82,433 3,833 2,683
    13 86,266 4,011 2,808
    14 90,278 4,198 2,939
    15 94,476 4,393 3,075
    16 98,869 4,597 3,218
    17 103,466 4,811 3,368
    18 108,277 5,035 3,524
    19 113,312 5,269 3,688
    20 118,581 5,514 3,860
    TOTAL $74,095 $51,867
  • 6
    LOCAL CD
    3.80%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    9.29x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $25,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.80%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,900 1,330
    2 51,900 1,972 1,381
    3 53,872 2,047 1,433
    4 55,919 2,125 1,487
    5 58,044 2,206 1,544
    6 60,250 2,289 1,603
    7 62,539 2,376 1,664
    8 64,916 2,467 1,727
    9 67,383 2,561 1,792
    10 69,943 2,658 1,860
    11 72,601 2,759 1,931
    12 75,360 2,864 2,005
    13 78,224 2,972 2,081
    14 81,196 3,085 2,160
    15 84,282 3,203 2,242
    16 87,484 3,324 2,327
    17 90,809 3,451 2,416
    18 94,259 3,582 2,507
    19 97,841 3,718 2,603
    20 101,559 3,859 2,701
    TOTAL $55,419 $38,793
  • 7
    LOCAL CD
    3.65%
    -
    $50,000
    60 Month
    Credit Union
    3.97x (National Avg. - 0.92%)
    $50,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.65%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,825 1,278
    2 51,825 1,892 1,324
    3 53,717 1,961 1,372
    4 55,677 2,032 1,423
    5 57,709 2,106 1,474
    6 59,816 2,183 1,528
    7 61,999 2,263 1,584
    8 64,262 2,346 1,642
    9 66,608 2,431 1,702
    10 69,039 2,520 1,764
    11 71,559 2,612 1,828
    12 74,171 2,707 1,895
    13 76,878 2,806 1,964
    14 79,684 2,908 2,036
    15 82,592 3,015 2,110
    16 85,607 3,125 2,187
    17 88,732 3,239 2,267
    18 91,970 3,357 2,350
    19 95,327 3,479 2,436
    20 98,807 3,606 2,525
    TOTAL $52,413 $36,689

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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