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Is the fee waiver worth the balance?

Compare fees avoided with hypothetical interest on a balance held elsewhere. Choose fee-waiver eligibility month by month.

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Which months qualify for the waiver?

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Fees avoided$203.40
Hypothetical interest elsewhere$152.08
Net waiver benefit$51.32

12 qualified months. The alternative balance grows to $5,152.08 before taxes. Positive net benefit means entered avoided fees exceed hypothetical interest.

Your plan, month by month
Cumulative fees avoided versus Cumulative hypothetical interestEditable illustrative assumptions over 12 months. Exact monthly amounts are in the ledger below. Cumulative fees avoided ends at $203.40; Cumulative hypothetical interest ends at $152.08.$0.00$101.70$203.40Month 0Month 12
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A provider may require a qualifying balance every day. The checkboxes represent your chosen eligibility assumptions.

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One year of fee waivers and hypothetical compounded interest
MonthWaiver qualified?Fee avoidedHypothetical interestAlternative balanceCumulative net benefit
1Yes$16.95$12.50$5,012.50$4.45
2Yes$16.95$12.53$5,025.03$8.87
3Yes$16.95$12.56$5,037.59$13.26
4Yes$16.95$12.59$5,050.18$17.62
5Yes$16.95$12.63$5,062.81$21.94
6Yes$16.95$12.66$5,075.47$26.23
7Yes$16.95$12.69$5,088.16$30.49
8Yes$16.95$12.72$5,100.88$34.72
9Yes$16.95$12.75$5,113.63$38.92
10Yes$16.95$12.78$5,126.41$43.09
11Yes$16.95$12.82$5,139.23$47.22
12Yes$16.95$12.85$5,152.08$51.32

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