August 2021 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on August 10th, 2021:

Asset	Jul 2021	Aug 2021	Change
Checking	3,798	4,775	977
Money Market	139,303	121,699	-17,604
Savings Bonds	191,019	191,369	350
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	31,701	31,794	93
Brokerage	276,066	286,450	10,384
401k	398,370	403,577	5,207
Roth IRA	250,073	251,319	1,246
SEP IRA	1,152,921	1,160,677	7,756
529 Savings	181,422	181,892	470
Total Assets	$2,624,673	$2,633,552	$8,879
			0.34%

The S&P 500 continues to hit all-time highs, rising 1.19% (18.12% YTD) since the last update:

(chart courtesy of nasdaq.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for July fell to 5.4%, with a strong 943,000 jobs added. Oil prices reversed course and fell to the $68 level, which translates to a local regular unleaded gasoline price of $2.95 at my last fill-up.

On the financial front, my assets have once again hit an all-time high, surpassing the previous high from July 2021. I didn't have any significant money moves over the past month, but will likely take an additional distribution from my S Corp sometime in August.

Despite the COVID-19 delta variant stressing hospital ICU bed availability in US hot spots, we actually had a somewhat "normal" family vacation at our New England cabin rental. We were cautious and had a nice time, but there seemed to be very little mask usage and social distancing among our fellow vacationers as the latest COVID wave continues to spread. School starts next month, which adds another variable to the mix as unvaccinated children start spending time together in close quarters. I also had to cut some large checks for house painting and college tuition, but fortunately we have planned for those expenses.