September 2019 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on September 10th, 2019:

Asset	Aug 2019	Sep 2019	Change
Checking	993	683	-310
Money Market	61,931	41,550	-20,381
Savings Bonds	160,224	160,523	299
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	73,941	89,167	15,226
Brokerage	178,153	184,681	6,528
401k	194,392	203,804	9,412
Roth IRA	161,874	166,638	4,764
SEP IRA	804,205	819,649	15,444
529 Savings	183,223	184,347	1,124
Total Assets	$1,818,936	$1,851,042	$32,106
			1.77%

The market has recovered since the last update, with the S&P 500 rising 3.35% during that time:

(chart courtesy of nasdaq.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for August remained at 3.7%, with 130,000 new jobs created. Oil prices are up slightly to the $58 level, with a local unleaded regular gasoline price of $2.45 per gallon at my last fill up. And even though the economy remains strong with unemployment rates near all-time lows, the POTUS is calling for subzero interest rates. Not exactly the best time to be a saver, is it?

On the financial front, I took a distribution from my S Corp to help offset the costs of tuition, quarterly taxes, and the bills from our recent family vacation. I have an Alliant 2.65% APY 12 month CD maturing soon and decided to open an Alliant 2.35% APY 12 month CD in advance of the FOMC meeting next week in case they decide on another rate cut.

As for the non-financial, everyone is back to school and I'm keeping busy between work and my various Fall lawn care projects.