November 2008 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on November 10th, 2008:

Asset	Oct 2008	Nov 2008	Change
Checking	409	284	-125
Money Market	21,514	13,509	-8,005
Savings Bonds	14,899	14,962	63
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	107,639	118,104	10,465
Brokerage	88,753	92,354	3,601
401k	63,201	63,349	148
Roth IRA	21,127	21,318	191
SEP IRA	131,142	131,533	391
529 Savings	29,731	30,501	770
Total Assets	$478,415	$485,914	$7,499
			(1.57%)

The S&P 500 index has continued to be pretty volatile over the past month, but at least it's in positive territory over the past month (up 2.22%):

(chart courtesy of msn.com)

Although we've had the excitement of an election over the past few weeks and have decided on our next President, the economic news doesn't seem to be getting any better. One bright note is that oil has continued to fall to below $60 per barrel, with gasoline prices below $2 per gallon in some regions of the USA. But on the other hand, we've got an abundance of lovely stuff like a second bailout for AIG, the American automobile industry on the verge of collapse, and a mortgage workout program announced by Citigroup targeting 500,000 borrowers (I'm guessing that I won't qualify).

Moneywise, I've continued to stay the course. In anticipating of my soon to mature E-Loan 3.61% APY 6 month CD, I did stick some cash in a E-Loan 4.36% APY 12 month CD prior to the FOMC meeting on October 28-29. Other than that, I'm hoping to continue to be gainfully employed and will keep cranking away with disciplined spending and savings habits.