October 2026 Financial Asset Roundup

Here are my current financial assets as of the market close on October 12th, 2026:

Asset	Sep 2026	Oct 2026	Change
Checking	318	2,966	2,648
Money Market	99,541	103,486	3,945
Savings Bonds	269,857	270,656	799
Treasurys	146,000	156,000	10,000
CDs	75,823	65,425	-10,398
Brokerage	566,038	534,831	-31,207
401k	696,768	716,499	19,731
Roth IRA	449,104	451,083	1,979
IRA	1,776,771	1,760,440	-16,331
529 Savings	155,297	154,841	-456
Total Assets	$4,235,517	$4,216,227	-$19,290
			-0.46%

The S&P 500 has continued to run higher, rising 2.84% (+14.05% YTD) since the last update:

(chart courtesy of cnbc.com)

On the jobs front, the monthly employment rate for September rose to 4.2%, with a disappointing 29,000 new jobs created. Oil prices fell to the $92 level (down 7% from $100), with that price reflected in a local unleaded regular gasoline price of $3.99 (down from $4.17) 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 3.828% -> 4.211%, 4 week 3.839% -> 4.048%, and 8 week 3.747% -> 4.071%. My Alliant Credit Union 17 month 4.35% CD matured and I moved some of that cash into 7 year T-Notes (CUSIP 91282CRM5) at a 5.085% yield to maturity. I'm also anticipating the September 2026 CPI-U release tomorrow for I Bond purposes as well as seeing if the FOMC raises rates when it meets at the end of October.

As for the non-financial, we enjoyed a nice family holiday weekend as the cooler weather has started. Our small home improvement project worked out well and so far Q4 is off to a great start even if I'm not ready for holiday season to start. :)