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MARKET REVIEW: 4Q 2022
Like most investors, we were relieved to see 2022 end on a positive note. After two consecutive quarters of negative real US GDP growth, the US economy reversed trend and grew by a 3.2% annualized rate in the third quarter. Real consumer spending, investment spending, and increases in exports led
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MARKET REVIEW: 4Q 2021
The volatility of risk assets such as stocks intensified in late November with the emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

The art of giving
The giving aspect of the holidays is part of what makes this such a special time of year. The act of giving – whether charitable

FAST GROWTH CONTINUES FOR FULCRUM
For the fourth year in a row, Fulcrum has been named by the Puget Sound Business Journal as one of the 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

MARKET REVIEW: 3Q 2022
The global economy slowed over the past several months as the Delta variant negatively impacted the pace of reopening.

THE TAXMAN
No one is proposing a 95% tax rate, and exactly how it will be is still uncertain, but increases are imminent at both the state

CHECKING OUT THE ALTERNATIVES
Faced with rock-bottom interest rates, higher inflation, higher valuations, and crowded or over-hyped markets for traditional stocks and bonds, it’s only natural for wise, experienced