Ibtasam (Raj) Mahmood, CFP® CRPC®
Ibtasam (Raj) Mahmood, CFP® CRPC® is an investment advisor with Azzad Asset Management. He graduated from George Mason University with a degree in decision science and management of information systems. Raj started a career in finance in 2005 and has gained extensive knowledge in financial planning through his work at PFS Investments, TD Ameritrade, and […]
Azzad participates in 17th annual AAOIFI conference
Azzad Asset Management joined senior officials, scholars, and industry leaders in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, for an international conference on setting the rules of the Islamic economy organized by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). Held under the auspices of the Central Bank of Bahrain, the April event featured 33 experts […]
Azzad commends Chevron’s work on Myanmar
Activist investors withdraw human rights shareholder resolution following ‘constructive dialogue’ Falls Church, Virginia, April 11, 2019 — A coalition of socially responsible investors led by Azzad Asset Management announced today that it has withdrawn a shareholder resolution filed with Chevron Corporation. The proposal pushed the energy giant to evaluate its business with governments engaged in conflict areas. […]
Stocks versus real estate
A lot of people contact us asking about buying real estate. “It’s a hard asset and they’re not making any more of it,” they say. When we’re asked this question, we try to explain the advantages of owning stocks instead of or in addition to real estate. One way we do this is explaining how […]
Azzad signs letter endorsing database of business activities in Israeli settlements
Following a decision by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights not to release a UN database cataloging business activities in illegal settlements built in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Azzad has joined a group of more than 90 investors calling on the organization to make the listings public. Addressed to UN High Commissioner for Human […]
Azzad joins Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return (FAIRR) Initiative
$12 trillion initiative seeks to help members understand risks of factory farming (Falls Church, Va., April 5, 2019) — Azzad Asset Management announced today that it has joined other socially responsible asset managers in an effort to better understand the risks of factory farming. Launched in 2015 by the Jeremy Coller Foundation, the Farm Animal […]
Getting ready to file your taxes
2018 was an important one for individual and business taxpayers, most of whom had to adjust to big changes in the law. As April 15 approaches, are you ready to prepare your return? This webinar is intended to help investors gather the information they’ll need to do their taxes. The material, views and opinions expressed […]
JPMorgan stopped bankrolling private prisons. Individual investors should, too.
On March 8, JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced that the firm will no longer finance private, for-profit prison operators, including those who run detention facilities along the border between the United States and Mexico. Although this is welcome news, the move could be simply symbolic if banks and other groups do not continue to call […]
Personal deduction planning
Paying taxes is part of the responsibility of living in the United States. But most people understandably don’t want to pay more than they have to. An important part of minimizing your federal income tax liability is to understand the rules and make the most of your tax planning opportunities. Personal deduction planning is one […]
Choosing an income tax filing status
Selecting a filing status is one of the first decisions you’ll make when you fill out your federal income tax return, so it’s important to know the rules. And because you may have more than one option, you need to know the advantages and disadvantages of each. Making the right decision about your filing status […]
