April 2022 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on April 11th, 2022:

Asset	Mar 2022	Apr 2022	Change
Checking	2,455	3,479	1,024
Money Market	121,912	124,878	2,966
Savings Bonds	205,736	206,628	892
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	42,456	42,560	104
Brokerage	261,745	271,210	9,465
401k	395,030	411,228	16,198
Roth IRA	239,723	245,031	5,308
SEP IRA	1,109,543	1,110,568	1,025
529 Savings	171,546	168,949	-2,597
Total Assets	$2,550,146	$2,584,531	$34,385
			1.35%

The S&P 500 has bounced back a bit, rising 3.59% (-7.42% YTD) since the last update:

(chart courtesy of nasdaq.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for March fell to a new pandemic low of 3.6%, with 431,000 new jobs added. The Federal Reserve announced the first rate hike since 2018, with more to follow in the coming months. Oil prices pulled back to the $98 level (from $107), which translates to a local regular unleaded gasoline price of $3.91 at my last fill-up.

On the financial front, I did the usual 401k transactions and a Vanguard VTI brokerage purchase. I've also been keeping an eye on Penfed's CD rates, which have been showing signs of life lately with the increase in inflation/interest rates. Today is also the day that the March 2022 CPI-U numbers come out, so I'll have to follow up with the impact on Series I savings bonds as well.

As for the non-financial, I'm still waiting on my CPA to make the final updates to my 2021 personal tax returns as the filing deadline approaches. It's always a good feeling when I can put that behind me and focus on the current year. :)