May 2013 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on May 10th, 2013:

Asset	Apr 2013	May 2013	Change
Checking	3,185	1,130	-2,055
Money Market	39,675	39,761	86
Savings Bonds	70,628	80,750	10,122
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	81,250	81,613	363
Brokerage	106,254	107,844	1,590
401k	116,586	122,689	6,103
Roth IRA	71,394	73,625	2,231
SEP IRA	368,532	377,302	8,770
529 Savings	82,512	85,244	2,732
Total Assets	$940,016	$969,958	$29,942
			3.19%

The S&P 500 once again touched all time highs over the past month, up 2.90% since the last update:

(chart courtesy of msn.com)

We've had a 1990's vibe so far in 2013 with the S&P 500 up almost 15% for the year. On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for April fell for the fourth month in a row to 7.5% (once again the lowest since December 2008). Oil prices are up a bit (around $95 per barrel) and local gasoline prices appear to have remained somewhat flat.

On the financial front, it has been amazing to see my assets surpass their previous all time high from April, leaving me roughly 3% away from breaking the $1m asset level threshold. My monthly gain was buoyed by the equity distribution I took from my S Corp's 2012 profit which I used to buy my annual allocation of April 2013 issue Series I savings bonds at treasurydirect.gov.

As for the non-financial, there isn't too much to report. As the weather has gotten warmer, I've been trying to knock a few items off of my things to fix around the house list. :D