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Thursday, January 11, 2024

January 2024 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on January 10th, 2024:

Asset Dec 2023 Jan 2024 Change




Checking 3,037 2,856 -181
Money Market 77,604 56,933 -20,671
Savings Bonds 234,411 235,279 868
Treasurys 90,000 90,000 0
CDs 30,741 50,855 20,114
Brokerage 382,410 365,621 -16,789
401k 316,737 332,409 15,672
Roth IRA 261,095 269,484 8,389
IRA 1,320,282 1,360,546 40,264
529 Savings 170,209 172,879 2,670
Total Assets $2,886,526 $2,936,862 $50,336
      1.74 %

The S&P 500 continues to approach record levels, rising 3.48% (+0.29% YTD) since the last update:

(chart courtesy of nasdaq.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for December remained at 3.7%, beating expectations with 160,000 new jobs added. Oil prices rose to the $72 level (from $70) while the 2024 oil price forecast looks positive due to record level domestic production. The $72 price translates to a local unleaded regular gasoline price of $3.09 at my last fill-up.

On the financial front, my assets have hit an all-time high, surpassing the previous high from December 2023. I did the usual Fidelity 401k transaction (FSKAX) and Vanguard VTI purchase in my taxable brokerage account. My 13 week T-Bills (5.509%) matured and were rolled into new ones at 5.404%. Treasury yields dropped as 2024 interest rate cuts are apparently on the table, so I also locked up some cash in a Alliant 5.40% APY 17 month CD and a Alliant 5.30% APY 23 month CD as comparable brokered CD rates at Fidelity and Vanguard plummeted below 5% APY.

As for the non-financial, I'm already getting my 2023 tax prep started and continue to deal with the severe storms that seem to be arriving here every couple of weeks. I look forward to the post-holiday doldrums to be over and the arrival of spring weather.

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