August 2019 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on August 12th, 2019:

Asset	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Change
Checking	1,243	993	-250
Money Market	56,338	61,931	5,593
Savings Bonds	159,906	160,224	318
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	73,721	73,941	220
Brokerage	193,483	178,153	-15,330
401k	201,740	194,392	-7,348
Roth IRA	167,802	161,874	-5,928
SEP IRA	822,046	804,205	-17,841
529 Savings	183,624	183,223	-401
Total Assets	$1,859,903	$1,818,936	-$40,967
			-2.20%

The market has reversed course since the last update, with the S&P 500 falling 3.69% during that time:

(chart courtesy of nasdaq.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for July remained at 3.7%, with 164,000 new jobs created. Oil prices have fallen to the $54 level, with a local unleaded regular gasoline price of $2.49 per gallon at my last fill up. The ill-advised trade war with China is going swimmingly as expected and the FOMC reacted by cutting the federal funds rate for the first time in more than a decade.

On the financial front, it has been relatively quiet except for a recent distribution from my S Corp. I have a college tuition payment due shortly for the eldest Frugalson child, so that cash won't sit idle for long. With the continuing interest rate uncertainty and market volatility, I don't anticipate any notable financial moves in the near future.

As for the non-financial, we enjoyed a week of family vacation and are trying to make the most out of the last few weeks of summer. School is coming!