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Comparison of Deposit Account from The Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank with 3.50% - April 2025


Long-Term Analysis of THE GOLDEN 1 with 1.00% APY and MTCU with 0.81% APY and The Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank with 3.50% 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 MONEY MARKET
    1.00%
    -
    $50,000
    N.A.
    Credit Union
    N.A.
    $50,000
     
    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
  • 2
    LOCAL CD
    0.81%
    -
    $50,000
    24 Month
    Credit Union
    1.23x (National Avg. - 0.66%)
    $10,000
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    0.81%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 405 284
    2 50,405 408 286
    3 50,813 412 288
    4 51,225 415 290
    5 51,640 418 293
    6 52,058 422 295
    7 52,480 425 298
    8 52,905 429 300
    9 53,333 432 302
    10 53,765 435 305
    11 54,201 439 307
    12 54,640 443 310
    13 55,082 446 312
    14 55,529 450 315
    15 55,978 453 317
    16 56,432 457 320
    17 56,889 461 323
    18 57,350 465 325
    19 57,814 468 328
    20 58,283 472 330
    TOTAL $8,755 $6,128
  • 3
    LOCAL CD
    3.50%
    -
    $50,000
    25 Month
    Bank
    N.A.
    $500
     
    SCENARIO
    Year Rate
    3.50%
    Annual
    Interest
    Annual Interest
    (After Tax)
    1 50,000 1,750 1,225
    2 51,750 1,811 1,268
    3 53,561 1,875 1,312
    4 55,436 1,940 1,358
    5 57,376 2,008 1,406
    6 59,384 2,078 1,455
    7 61,463 2,151 1,506
    8 63,614 2,226 1,559
    9 65,840 2,304 1,613
    10 68,145 2,385 1,670
    11 70,530 2,469 1,728
    12 72,998 2,555 1,788
    13 75,553 2,644 1,851
    14 78,198 2,737 1,916
    15 80,935 2,833 1,983
    16 83,767 2,932 2,052
    17 86,699 3,034 2,124
    18 89,734 3,141 2,198
    19 92,874 3,251 2,275
    20 96,125 3,364 2,355
    TOTAL $49,489 $34,643

    All calculations are for demonstration purposes only.

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