October 2016 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on October 11th, 2016:

Asset	Sep 2016	Oct 2016	Change
Checking	1,123	1,244	121
Money Market	82,348	82,260	-88
Savings Bonds	109,538	109,663	125
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	39,447	39,555	108
Brokerage	128,940	123,083	-5,857
401k	133,788	131,906	-1,882
Roth IRA	112,682	111,871	-811
SEP IRA	564,930	560,487	-4,443
529 Savings	142,986	143,297	311
Total Assets	$1,315,782	$1,303,366	-$12,416
			-0.94%

The S&P 500 continued to fall since the last update, dropping 1.03% during that time:

(chart courtesy of yahoo.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for September rose slightly to 5.0% with 156,000 new jobs were created. Oil prices have continued to rise to the $51 level as OPEC has agreed to production cuts.

On the financial front, it is almost time to decide on a Series I savings bond purchase. The September CPI-U inflation numbers are due out next week, and the data should validate the position that waiting until November to make the purchase is the way to go.

On the non-financial front, thankfully there isn't much to report. The weather is changing (A/C is off, heat is on) and I have been taking advantage of the cool Fall weather to try to get my lawn whipped into shape for next year. Winter is coming!