July 2021 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on July 12th, 2021:

Asset	Jun 2021	Jul 2021	Change
Checking	4,168	3,798	-370
Money Market	116,827	139,303	22,476
Savings Bonds	190,730	191,019	289
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	31,612	31,701	89
Brokerage	262,522	276,066	13,544
401k	392,884	398,370	5,486
Roth IRA	247,517	250,073	2,556
SEP IRA	1,129,412	1,152,921	23,509
529 Savings	182,029	181,422	-607
Total Assets	$2,557,701	$2,624,673	$66,972
			2.62%

The S&P 500 has continued to approach all-time highs, rising 3.43% (16.73% YTD) since the last update:

(chart courtesy of nasdaq.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for June rose to 5.9%, with 850,000 jobs added (the largest monthly gain since August 2020). Oil prices continued to climb to the $74 level, which translates to a local regular unleaded gasoline price of $2.92 at my last fill-up. Inflation is also currently running a bit hot, with the CPI-U up 0.93% in June (the largest monthly gain in thirteen years).

On the financial front, my assets have once again hit an all-time high, surpassing the previous high from June 2021. My only money move of note was taking a distribution from my S Corp in early July.

As for the non-financial, COVID-19 cases in the New England region continue to look good due to strong vaccination rates and we're actually on track to have a somewhat normal summer vacation this year, which is quite a change from 2020. I also have an agreement in place to get our house painted, which will hopefully happen soon once it finally stops raining around here. Good times.