Should you invest in Bitcoin?
Backgrounder Bitcoin is a new kind of global payment network that many consider to be a currency as valid as a dollars, euros, and yen. Bitcoin is meant to be a quicker, cheaper, and more reliable form of payment than money that’s tied to individual countries. In addition, it’s the only form of money users […]
How a Biden victory might impact your portfolio
Democratic contender Joe Biden maintains a lead against President Donald Trump in opinion polls. Granted, plenty can change in the days leading up to next month’s vote, but how might your portfolio perform if the polls are right and Biden wins on November 3rd? A Biden victory would undercut the lower-tax, lower-regulation era installed by […]
Weekly Market Recap – September 21, 2020
Student Loan Relief Extended Through End of Year
In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which provided a six-month automatic payment suspension on federal student loans through September 30, 2020. In August, the president signed a memorandum to extend federal student loan relief through December 31, 2020. What does this mean for student loan borrowers? All […]
Weekly Market Recap – September 14, 2020
How charitable giving will change in 2020
The United States has been the most generous country in the world over the past decade, according to the World Giving Index measure of 128 countries. With all this economic uncertainty, high unemployment and market volatility, what will happen to charitable giving in 2020? Upon evaluation of COVID-19’s impact on charitable donations, we must consider […]
Introducing the Waqf of Al Khammash
After months of investigation, research, and translation, we are thrilled to share the waqf (endowment) document of Sheikh Abdul Wahed Efendi Al Khammash (may Allah have mercy on him), great great grandfather of Azzad’s founder and CEO Bashar Qasem. Sheikh Abdul Wahed was the grand judge of the city of Nablus, Palestine in the 1850s. […]
Weekly Market Recap – August 31, 2020
Weekly Market Recap – August 24, 2020
Azzad Portfolios Achieve ‘Top Guns’ Status from Informa Investment Solutions
Six strategies excel across multiple categories and reporting periods Falls Church, Va., 8/20/20 – Azzad Asset Management today announced that it has been awarded a PSN Top Guns distinction 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. “Congratulations […]
