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Comparison of Deposit Account from Bank of the Sierra with 0.29% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of Bank of the Sierra with 0.29% APY and Merchants State Bank with 1.30% 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
    0.29%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    0.36x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.29%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 145 102
    2 50,145 145 102
    3 50,290 146 102
    4 50,436 146 102
    5 50,583 147 103
    6 50,729 147 103
    7 50,876 148 103
    8 51,024 148 104
    9 51,172 148 104
    10 51,320 149 104
    11 51,469 149 104
    12 51,618 150 105
    13 51,768 150 105
    14 51,918 151 105
    15 52,069 151 106
    16 52,220 151 106
    17 52,371 152 106
    18 52,523 152 107
    19 52,675 153 107
    20 52,828 153 107
    TOTAL $2,981 $2,087
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    1.30%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Bank
    1.60x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    1.30%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 650 455
    2 50,650 658 461
    3 51,308 667 467
    4 51,975 676 473
    5 52,651 684 479
    6 53,336 693 485
    7 54,029 702 492
    8 54,731 712 498
    9 55,443 721 505
    10 56,164 730 511
    11 56,894 740 518
    12 57,633 749 524
    13 58,383 759 531
    14 59,142 769 538
    15 59,910 779 545
    16 60,689 789 552
    17 61,478 799 559
    18 62,277 810 567
    19 63,087 820 574
    20 63,907 831 582
    TOTAL $14,738 $10,317

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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