February 2022 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on February 10th, 2022:

Asset	Jan 2022	Feb 2022	Change
Checking	4,962	2,888	-2,074
Money Market	138,665	137,723	-942
Savings Bonds	194,151	204,914	10,763
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	42,260	42,363	103
Brokerage	293,858	277,978	-15,880
401k	425,822	420,295	-5,527
Roth IRA	253,949	247,752	-6,197
SEP IRA	1,170,370	1,131,699	-38,671
529 Savings	176,005	172,985	-3,020
Total Assets	$2,700,042	$2,638,597	-$61,445
			-2.28%

The S&P 500 has continued to backslide, falling 3.56% (-5.50% YTD) since the last update:

(chart courtesy of nasdaq.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for January rose slightly to 4.0%, with a surprisingly strong 467,000 jobs added in spite of the COVID-19 Omicron variant surge. Oil prices climbed to the $91 level (from $79), which translates to a local regular unleaded gasoline price of $3.29 at my last fill-up. The rise in energy prices also helped inflation surge 7.5% on an annual basis, the highest since 1982.

On the financial front, I continue to make my typical 401k transactions, a Vanguard VTI brokerage purchase, as well as a distribution from my S Corp. And in light of the current inflation environment, I also maxed out a 2022 Series I savings bond purchase in late January.

As for the non-financial, I'm looking to put the COVID surge and 24" of snow the blizzard dumped on us two weeks ago behind us and move on to a more "normal" spring. I just have to deal with 2021 tax returns and Roth IRA contributions first. :)