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Comparison of Deposit Account from RUTGERS with 0.50% - March 2025


Long-Term Analysis of RUTGERS with 0.35% APY and RUTGERS with 0.50% APY and RUTGERS with 0.10% APY and LIFEWAY with 0.80% 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
    0.35%
    -
    $50,000
    36 Month
    Credit Union
    0.46x (National Avg. - 0.75%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.35%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 175 123
    2 50,175 176 123
    3 50,351 176 123
    4 50,527 177 124
    5 50,704 177 124
    6 50,881 178 125
    7 51,059 179 125
    8 51,238 179 126
    9 51,417 180 126
    10 51,597 181 126
    11 51,778 181 127
    12 51,959 182 127
    13 52,141 182 128
    14 52,323 183 128
    15 52,507 184 129
    16 52,690 184 129
    17 52,875 185 130
    18 53,060 186 130
    19 53,245 186 130
    20 53,432 187 131
    TOTAL $3,619 $2,533
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.50%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    0.61x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 250 175
    2 50,250 251 176
    3 50,501 253 177
    4 50,754 254 178
    5 51,008 255 179
    6 51,263 256 179
    7 51,519 258 180
    8 51,776 259 181
    9 52,035 260 182
    10 52,296 261 183
    11 52,557 263 184
    12 52,820 264 185
    13 53,084 265 186
    14 53,349 267 187
    15 53,616 268 188
    16 53,884 269 189
    17 54,154 271 190
    18 54,424 272 190
    19 54,696 273 191
    20 54,970 275 192
    TOTAL $5,245 $3,671
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    0.10%
    -
    $50,000
    6 Month
    Credit Union
    0.25x (National Avg. - 0.41%)
    $100,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.10%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 50 35
    2 50,050 50 35
    3 50,100 50 35
    4 50,150 50 35
    5 50,200 50 35
    6 50,251 50 35
    7 50,301 50 35
    8 50,351 50 35
    9 50,401 50 35
    10 50,452 50 35
    11 50,502 51 35
    12 50,553 51 35
    13 50,603 51 35
    14 50,654 51 35
    15 50,705 51 35
    16 50,755 51 36
    17 50,806 51 36
    18 50,857 51 36
    19 50,908 51 36
    20 50,959 51 36
    TOTAL $1,010 $707
  • 4
    LOCAL CD
    0.80%
    -
    $50,000
    48 Month
    Credit Union
    0.98x (National Avg. - 0.82%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.80%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 400 280
    2 50,400 403 282
    3 50,803 406 284
    4 51,210 410 287
    5 51,619 413 289
    6 52,032 416 291
    7 52,449 420 294
    8 52,868 423 296
    9 53,291 426 298
    10 53,717 430 301
    11 54,147 433 303
    12 54,580 437 306
    13 55,017 440 308
    14 55,457 444 311
    15 55,901 447 313
    16 56,348 451 316
    17 56,799 454 318
    18 57,253 458 321
    19 57,711 462 323
    20 58,173 465 326
    TOTAL $8,638 $6,047

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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