February 2026 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on February 10th, 2026:

Asset	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Change
Checking	2,826	3,464	638
Money Market	89,652	84,849	-4,803
Savings Bonds	263,589	264,317	728
Treasurys	136,000	136,000	0
CDs	74,080	74,301	221
Brokerage	638,042	552,095	-85,947
401k	606,097	608,646	2,549
Roth IRA	404,645	412,276	7,631
IRA	1,724,620	1,745,218	20,598
529 Savings	167,174	168,258	1,084
Total Assets	$4,106,725	$4,049,424	-$57,301
			-1.40%

The S&P 500 is still near all-time highs despite the existential threat of China eliminating all ice hockey in Canada, falling 0.31% (+1.41% YTD) since the last update:

(chart courtesy of cnbc.com)

On the jobs front, the again-delayed unemployment rate for January fell to 4.3%, with a better than expected 130,000 new jobs created. Oil prices are up to the $65 level, with that price reflected in a local unleaded regular gasoline price of $2.59 and a heating oil price of $3.05 at my last fill-up.

On the financial front, I again skipped my usual Fidelity 401k transaction (FSKAX) and Vanguard VTI purchase in my taxable brokerage account because I am not comfortable adding to our equity holdings at this time. I did take an S Corp distribution and my T-Bill holdings automatically rolled into new ones: 13 week 3.906% -> 3.684%, 4 week 3.650% -> 3.691%, and 8 week 3.927% -> 3.671%.

As for the non-financial, we've been living with more than a foot of snow on the ground for the past 2+ weeks along with some brutal cold to keep it from melting. We're very excited around here to actually have high temperatures above freezing in the extended forecast and look forward to seeing something other than a blanket of snow when we look out the window.