Reem Hussein, CFP®, Ph.D.
Reem Hussein, CFP®, Ph.D. is associate financial planner with Azzad Asset Management. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a Ph.D. in financial planning as well as a master’s in financial planning. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Charitable Financial Planning from Texas Tech. After obtaining a masters degree in Business and Finance, Reem […]
Islamic Impact Investing
How you can get a return and do some good at the same time Imagine you’re running a business with tons of potential. You know that it could be profitable — as soon as you have your finished product, you’re able to sell it. The problem is that you don’t have enough capital to buy […]
Azzad commends Alphabet stockholders for second anti-censorship vote
Shareholder proposal called for report on government requests to remove content Azzad Asset Management, a leading socially responsible investment firm, today praised shareholders of Google’s parent company Alphabet for their strong vote in favor of greater transparency. A shareholder resolution sponsored by a consortium of investors led by Azzad–and supported by transparency advocate Open MIC–asked […]
Weekly Market Recap – June 7, 2021
Are value stocks poised for a comeback?
With the wide variety of stocks in the market, figuring out which ones you want to invest in can be a challenging task. Bull markets — periods in which prices as a group tend to rise — and bear markets — periods of declining prices — can lead investors to make irrational choices. Having objective […]
Azzad Portfolios Achieve More ‘Top Guns’ Designations from Informa Investment Solutions
Five strategies excel across multiple categories and reporting periods Azzad Asset Management announced today that five of its investment strategies have been awarded “Top Guns” designation by Informa Financial Intelligence’s PSN manager database, North America’s longest running database of investment managers. This quarterly ranking is used widely by asset managers and investors. This means that the […]
Inflation FAQs
Inflation worries have become headline news after prices rose 4.2% in April from a year earlier, the highest jump since 2008[1]. Many wonder if this is just a temporary spike driven by a recharged economy after a historic pandemic or if it’s part of a worrisome trend that may affect their investment plans. When you […]
Five things to consider before you invest
Zubair Khan, CFA®, CFP® Many investors share a common worry: figuring out the best time to get started. Their concern often comes from negative news about the markets. But if you waited until the news about markets was all good, you might never take the plunge. Pundits usually seem fixated on telling us either how […]
Market Recap: First Quarter 2021
The first quarter of 2021 was an eventful one. Additional federal stimulus payments lined many pocketbooks; a group of amateur traders banded together through social media to drive shares of video game company GameStop to astronomical heights; interest rates jumped, stoking fears that inflationary pressures were rapidly building; and equities ultimately enjoyed robust returns. Tech […]
Weekly Market Recap – May 17, 2021
