January 2010 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on January 11th, 2010:

Asset	Dec 2009	Jan 2010	Change
Checking	10,637	371	-10,266
Money Market	45,489	40,663	-4,826
Savings Bonds	25,865	25,955	90
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	100,520	111,797	11,277
Brokerage	85,538	86,592	1,054
401k	84,117	87,861	3,744
Roth IRA	33,966	40,337	6,371
SEP IRA	191,917	199,268	7,351
529 Savings	41,070	42,478	1,408
Total Assets	$619,119	$635,322	$16,203
			(2.62%)

The Santa Claus Rally has continued into 2010 as S&P 500 index rose 3.67% since the last update:

(chart courtesy of msn.com)

The unemployment rate remained at 10% for December, but the payroll number for November was revised to a net gain of 4,000 jobs, the first increase in almost two years. The price for crude oil has been trending up since last month, but it has eased a bit to about $81 per barrel as warmer weather is expected.

As for money moves, I had a small 1 year @ 2.90% APY CD mature at Patelco Credit Union earlier this month and moved that cash along with some money sitting in money market accounts to a Penfed 5 year @ 3.50% APY CD. I can also yet again claim that I've eclipsed my previous peak in financial assets for the fourth month in a row.

My next area of focus is tax time. During the first quarter this year I'll need to get my 2009 S Corp taxes, SEP IRA contribution, and reporting nailed down followed up with my personal tax returns. Once that is done I'll get to find out if my largest client is interested in renewing our contract in Q2. :)