June 2017 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on June 12th, 2017:

Asset	May 2017	Jun 2017	Change
Checking	1,226	2,606	1,380
Money Market	66,564	63,105	-3,459
Savings Bonds	135,590	135,847	257
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	41,100	41,215	115
Brokerage	143,934	143,285	-649
401k	148,323	150,536	2,213
Roth IRA	130,547	132,389	1,842
SEP IRA	630,848	645,805	14,957
529 Savings	155,797	158,384	2,587
Total Assets	$1,453,929	$1,473,172	$19,243
			1.32%

The S&P 500 has continued to rise since the last update, up 1.24% during that time:

(chart courtesy of google.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for May fell to 4.3%, matching the low near the beginning of the post tech-bubble recession in May 2001. Oil prices have dropped a bit to the $46 level, which could signal continuing low gas prices for the summer driving season. It's amazing to me that the S&P 500 is up ~13.5% since the 2016 Presidential election on November 8th despite the many stumbles of President Trump. Despite the political turmoil, it has certainly been a nice time to be an investor!

On the financial front, my asset levels have reached an all-time high for the SEVENTH month in a row, breaking the previous high from May 2017. After a busy May, I anticipate all things financial will be pretty quiet for the foreseeable future. Then again, Penfed may come out with surprise CD deal any time now (then again, maybe not :p).

As for the non-financial, we're working on our second heat wave of the year and we finally have a non-green pool to swim in.The young Frugalsons will be done with school for the year next week, so we'll have a couple of tired and hungry teens to deal with over the next couple of months. Good times...