December 2015 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on December 14th, 2015:

Asset	Nov 2015	Dec 2015	Change
Checking	2,915	3,362	447
Money Market	74,257	64,463	-9,794
Savings Bonds	95,684	105,741	10,057
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	36,477	36,577	100
Brokerage	125,754	120,377	-5,377
401k	128,192	122,712	-5,480
Roth IRA	107,018	103,834	-3,184
SEP IRA	515,079	500,462	-14,617
529 Savings	127,196	126,771	-425
Total Assets	$1,212,572	$1,184,299	-$28,273
			-2.33%

The S&P 500 has been a bit volatile of late, down 2.87% since the last update:

(chart courtesy of yahoo.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for November remained at 5.0%, with 211,000 jobs added. Oil prices have fallen quite a bit to the $36 level, with fears of an increasing oil glut driving prices down. We're also potentially going to see the Federal Reserve raise interest rates for the first time since the Great Recession began, which is hopefully a sign that our financial system will finally begin getting back to "normal".

On the financial front, my only move of note was to make a maximum purchase of November 2015 Series I savings Bonds. I'll also need to make a final 2015 SEP IRA contribution early next year when my CPA finishes my S Corp tax returns and the final numbers are in.

On the non-financial front, my main goals are to wrap up the 2015 year for my S Corp and try to get everything Christmas-related done by the end of next week. Ho Ho Ho!