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MARKET REVIEW: 2Q 2025
The Trump administration’s tariff plans escalated early in the second quarter, and global stock markets deteriorated rapidly as investors attempted to predict the growth and inflationary impacts of significantly higher tariffs on US imports and the potential for a larger trade war.
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Decision 2024: History Often Rhymes
Pattern recognition is an important part of investing. Although history rarely repeats itself perfectly, it often rhymes.

Making A Difference
We are very happy to have been included in the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2024 Corporate Philanthropists List as one of the top 25 small

BIG ON OUR COMMUNITY
A commitment to the betterment of our community is one of Fulcrum’s values. Each year, we donate 10% of our profits to charity. A portion

TEAM SPOTLIGHT – Adam Hicks
Adam Hicks is an associate advisor and important part of our amazing Fulcrum team. He’s a whiz with our financial planning software and works with

MARKET REVIEW: 1Q 2024
Late 2023 optimism around an immediate Fed “pivot” was tempered in the new year as pockets of stickier inflation and a robust economy led the

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
SECURE 2.0, the looming sunset of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) tax provisions, and the Washington state capital gains tax are a perfect