Monthly Financial Update - September 1, 2019

It was a shaky month. Unpredictable global politics, increasing fear of an impending recession, and an escalating trade war with China all contributed to the wild swings of the market. Lucky for us, we tuned it all out (as always) and continued to save and invest at our usual pace. While the results won’t blow anyone away, this month we continued to make steady progress toward our goal. Slow and steady will always finish the race…

Results:
0.47% month-over-month growth
59.8% of retirement number saved

Check out our performance in the table below.

Accounts	Portfolio Allocation	Change In Value (August-September)
Liquid Funds	0.76%	1.02%
High-Yield Savings	11.03%	6.02%
REITs	0.73%	0.32%
401(k)s	48.47%	0.22%
IRAs	4.22%	-0.78%
HSA	1.01%	3.63%
Cryptocurrencies	0.03%	-16.67%
P2P Lending	0.05%	0.61%
Taxable Stock Investments	33.57%	-0.49%
Debt	0.15%	320.57%
Total =	100%

Portfolio Allocation = Current asset distribution of our portfolio
Change In Value = Change in account value due to asset appreciation/depreciation, deposits, and withdrawals

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