Are you ready for the great wealth transfer?
Around $60 trillion will be passed down by baby boomers to their beneficiaries between now and 2061, according to projections. For those of us in the financial planning industry, that’s an indication there’s a lot of work to be done. For those of you saving and investing, that should be a wake-up call to talk […]
Are your shoes made with forced labor?
Are your shoes being made with forced labor? That’s what we want to find out by asking apparel and footwear maker Skechers to adopt a human rights policy and figure out exactly where it’s sourcing materials. Across the world, an estimated 25 million people are victims of forced labor. The majority of them are exploited […]
Don’t fear stock market all-time highs
As we reach the end of autumn, let’s look back on a momentous event that occurred 70 years ago this fall — the 1929 stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression. After that crash, stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average did not return to their earlier 1929 levels until 1954; that’s more […]
Four year-end tax strategies to consider
It’s hard to believe we’re fast approaching the end of 2019, but it’s true. Here are four things to consider as you weigh potential tax moves between now and the end of the year. 1. Be smart about your charitable giving If you’re already inclined to donate to charity, then consider donating appreciated securities rather […]
Informa Investment Solutions Names Five Azzad Portfolios to ‘Top Guns’ Status
Strategies excel across multiple categories and reporting periods in the PSN manager database Falls Church, Va., 11/22/19 – Azzad Asset Management today announced that five of its investment portfolios have been recognized as “Top Guns” for time periods ending September 30, 2019. The firm’s large cap growth, small cap growth, small cap value, real estate […]
Why did the price of my mutual fund drop in December?
For 2019: The Azzad Ethical Fund (ADJEX) will distribute capital gains to its shareholders on December 18, 2019. Shareholders may see the fund’s share price drop for a couple of days while the capital gains are processed and distributed. The post below should help explain this standard procedure of capital gains distributions for mutual funds […]
Azzad clients get more than investments
We’ve been talking at the office recently about how to explain to our clients the full range of what we at Azzad can do for them. I’ve found that sometimes it’s easier to do this with a quick story, so I’d like to share with you a few snapshots of the types of clients we’ve […]
Market volatility: Don’t just do something; stand there
We often talk about market volatility in the midst of surprise drops, but it’s useful to consider during calmer moments what behavior could be best for your accounts. When markets are in turmoil and account balances start to fall, many people feel a strong temptation to do something to “stop the bleeding” and cut their […]
Azzad participates in 14th Annual AAOIFI-World Bank conference on Islamic finance
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, 11/6/19 — Representatives from Azzad Asset Management joined leading scholars and senior officials from central banks, financial institutions, and regulators for an annual gathering on Islamic finance hosted by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). Organized in cooperation with the World Bank and under the auspices of […]
Real estate investing
Are you interested in owning real estate? Have you ever looked at real estate investment trusts, or REITs? Learn about this efficient way of owning multiple properties through the public markets, all without the liquidity and transaction cost constraints typically encountered when dealing in physical property.
