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Should I Pay Down Debt Or Invest My Monthly Surplus?

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When you receive some extra money it may be difficult to determine whether you should invest the funds or use them to pay toward liabilities. For example, you may want to consider paying down debt if your expected after-tax return on investments is less than your after-tax cost of debt. Use this calculator to help analyze your situation.

Rates and Assumptions	Input
Interest rate on debt: (%)	(0-30)%
Is the interest deductible?	NoYes
Before tax return on investment: (%)	(0-12)%
Is the interest taxable?	NoYes
Marginal tax bracket: (%)	(0-50)%
Monthly funds available	$

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Interest rate on debt: (%)
Is the interest deductible?
Before tax return on investment: (%)
Is the interest taxable?
Marginal tax bracket: (%)
Monthly funds available

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• Mortgage

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  30 Year Fixed	6.26%	6.36%
  15 Year Fixed	5.77%	5.84%
  1 Year ARM	5.92%	5.92%
  30 Year Fixed Jumbo	7.36%	7.44%
  5/1 ARM	5.92%	5.90%
  3/1 ARM	5.73%	5.79%

  Source: Bankrate
• Home Equity

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  $30K Home Equity Loan	7.63%	7.62%
  $50K Home Equity Loan	7.25%	7.27%
  $75K Home Equity Loan	7.26%	7.27%
  $30K HELOC	5.17%	5.26%
  $50K HELOC	4.80%	4.91%
  $75K HELOC	4.81%	4.91%

  Source: Bankrate
• Savings

  Savings Type	Today	Last Week
  6 month CD	3.16%	3.13%
  1 year CD	3.65%	3.63%
  3 year CD	3.85%	3.85%
  MMA	2.45%	2.50%
  $10K MMA	2.72%	2.77%
  $25K MMA	3.07%	3.10%

  Source: Bankrate
• Auto

  Loan Type	Today	Last Week
  36 Month New Car Loan	6.72%	6.72%
  48 Month New Car Loan	6.51%	6.45%
  60 Month New Car Loan	6.52%	6.46%
  72 Month New Car Loan	6.44%	6.32%
  36 Month Used Car Loan	7.08%	7.10%
  48 Month Used Car Loan	6.81%	6.75%

  Source: Bankrate
• Credit Cards

  Card Type	Today	Last Week
  Balance Transfer	10.31%	10.03%
  Low Interest	11.01%	10.97%
  For Bad Credit	13.02%	13.12%
  Cash Back	11.47%	11.46%
  Business	11.10%	10.91%
  Airline	12.75%	12.69%

  Source: CreditCards.com

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