July 2020 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on July 10th, 2020:

Asset	Jun 2020	Jul 2020	Change
Checking	3,647	3,315	-332
Money Market	92,837	101,241	8,404
Savings Bonds	162,852	163,135	283
Treasury Bills	0	0	0
CDs	96,021	80,876	-15,145
Brokerage	181,002	188,536	7,534
401k	248,042	253,244	5,202
Roth IRA	181,396	182,151	755
SEP IRA	889,308	895,345	6,037
529 Savings	188,752	189,646	894
Total Assets	$2,043,857	$2,057,489	$13,632
			0.67%

The S&P 500 has been a bit volatile over the past month, falling 0.16% since the last update:

(chart courtesy of nasdaq.com)

On the jobs front, the unemployment rate for June continued to fall, dropping from 13.3% to 11.1%. Unfortunately, future gains could be sidetracked by continuing spikes in COVID-19 cases in several hot spots around the country. Oil prices are up somewhat to the $40 level (from $37), which translated to a local regular unleaded gasoline price of $1.99 at my last fill up.

On the financial front, my assets have hit an all-time high, surpassing the previous high from June 2020. My Alliant 2.55% APY 12 month CD also matured since the last update, with few compelling places to put that cash. Unfortunately, I don't anticipate any great CD rate deals showing up for several years at this point. I also paid my Federal income taxes by the July 15th extended deadline, which took a decent bite out of my cash balance.

As for the non-financial, I am scheduled to get the old oil-fired boiler at our house replaced soon. I had intended to get it done a few months ago, but put it off for a while once the pandemic lockdown was put in place. I will also be working on finding a commuter car for the youngest Frugalson to take to college in the fall. I'm not looking forward to either task and will be glad when both are behind me.