October 2010 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on October 8th, 2010:

Asset	Sep 2010	Oct 2010	Change
Checking	175	506	331
Money Market	32,346	60,838	28,492
Savings Bonds	36,283	36,384	101
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	116,852	82,985	-33,867
Brokerage	84,767	92,125	7,358
401k	86,831	93,115	6,284
Roth IRA	40,220	42,379	2,159
SEP IRA	218,768	230,075	11,307
529 Savings	45,966	48,538	2,572
Total Assets	$662,208	$686,945	$24,737
			(3.74%)

It's been a nice run for the S&P 500 as it has risen has risen 5.01% since the last update:

(chart courtesy of msn.com)

The unemployment rate for September stayed flat at 9.6% as job growth continues to flounder, while oil prices have perked up to around $83 per barrel.

On the financial front my asset levels have once again surpassed my all time high from September 2010 in lockstep with the rising stock market despite the $5000 I spent getting my yard repaired and re-sodded after the flood-related damage caused in March. Now that the final cleanup is done, I figure I spent close to $10,000 this year on basement water removal and cleanup, sump pump installation, and landscaping stump removal, fill, and sod installation. With regard to more pure financial moves, I'm also saw a Penfed 6% APY 4 year CD, a HSBC 2.00% APY 12 month CD and a ING Direct 2.10% APY 12 month CD mature since the last update. I am planning on putting some of that cash in a 5% APY CD reservation at Penfed in January 2011, but I will probably stay liquid with the remainder of that cash due to the lack of decent places to put it. I'm also trying to get myself into the Navy Federal Credit Union through a loophole of sorts, but my membership status there is still in limbo at this point.

Not much else of note to report on though. I'm just trying to fight the good fight and keep my financial situation afloat.