February 2011 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on February 10th, 2011:

Asset	Jan 2011	Feb 2011	Change
Checking	1,334	650	-684
Money Market	54,711	42,319	-12,392
Savings Bonds	36,679	36,743	64
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	84,035	96,936	12,901
Brokerage	101,175	106,659	5,484
401k	98,947	102,674	3,727
Roth IRA	50,196	51,453	1,257
SEP IRA	244,425	250,363	5,938
529 Savings	51,271	52,653	1,382
Total Assets	$722,773	$740,450	$17,677
			(2.45%)

More upward movement from the S&P 500 has produced a 4.10% gain since the last update:

(chart courtesy of msn.com)

The unemployment rate for January unexpectedly fell to 9%, coupled with a 2.5 year low in jobless claims. Hopefully this isn't a onetime event and the job market will steadily improve throughout 2011. Oil prices are down somewhat, hovering around $87 per barrel despite the recent turmoil in Egypt.

On the financial front, my asset levels have yet again surpassed my all time high from January 2011. We're probably due for a pullback in the stock market, but I've enjoyed the ride as my assets have climbed toward the $800k mark after getting creamed so badly during the recession/financial market meltdown. Elsewhere, my 5% APY CD reservation at Penfed went down last month without a hitch, and I need to focus on my S Corp and personal tax returns for 2010 along with a corresponding 2010 SEP IRA contribution.

I've made good progress on my latest home improvement moulding install project, having installed crown moulding in most of the first floor of our house as well as on our second floor hallway. I need to find some time to take some pictures and post an update on that soon, because it probably won't be long before Mrs. Frugalson has me installing some sort of moulding elsewhere around here. :)