October 2017 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on October 10th, 2017:

Asset	Sep 2017	Oct 2017	Change
Checking	832	491	-341
Money Market	69,541	66,489	-3,052
Savings Bonds	136,721	137,015	294
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	41,558	41,671	113
Brokerage	160,442	153,160	-7,282
401k	159,792	161,984	2,192
Roth IRA	136,948	139,904	2,956
SEP IRA	661,119	685,532	24,413
529 Savings	164,194	166,232	2,038
Total Assets	$1,531,147	$1,552,478	$21,331
			1.39%

The S&P 500 has continued to hit all time highs since the last update, rising 2.51% during that time:

(chart courtesy of google.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for September dropped to 4.2%, although 33,000 jobs were lost courtesy of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Oil prices are up slightly to the $51 level, while hurricane-inflated gas prices have started to fall locally ($2.52 at my last fillup).

On the financial front, my asset levels have reached an all-time high for the ELEVENTH month in a row, breaking the previous high from September 2017. I don't foresee any money moves, although I will be keeping an eye on the September CPI-U numbers when they are released on Friday even though I have already maxed out my 2017 I Bond limit.

As for the non-financial, I've spent most of my time tinkering on various small projects around the house. I've been enjoying the seasonably warm weather, but am not looking forward to the cold weather that will follow.