September 2017 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on September 11th, 2017:

Asset	Aug 2017	Sep 2017	Change
Checking	5,632	832	-4,800
Money Market	69,456	69,541	85
Savings Bonds	136,420	136,721	301
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	41,442	41,558	116
Brokerage	153,181	160,442	7,261
401k	156,497	159,792	3,295
Roth IRA	135,335	136,948	1,613
SEP IRA	654,407	661,119	6,712
529 Savings	162,075	164,194	2,119
Total Assets	$1,514,445	$1,531,147	$16,702
			1.10%

The S&P 500 has continued to climb since the last update, rising 0.57% during that time:

(chart courtesy of google.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for August inched up to 4.4%, as "only" 156,000 new jobs created. Oil prices have actually fallen a bit to the $48 level, although gas prices around here spiked about 40¢ per gallon last week due to several Houston-area oil refineries being knocked offline by Hurricane Harvey.

On the financial front, my asset levels have reached an all-time high for the TENTH month in a row, breaking the previous high from August 2017. As for money moves, I intend to make an additional 2017 SEP IRA employer contribution later this month after some of my client invoices have been paid.

As for the non-financial, my kids have returned to school and my oldest will start the college application process shortly. One year from now we should see a bit of shrinkage in that 529 Plan balance that's been growing since I started this blog. I've also been working on a small side project to build a lawn striper similar to a commercial one I saw reviewed in a YouTube video. I've been toying with the idea of writing up a detailed build here with the hope that it may help someone else. Hopefully I'll be able to get to that soon. :D