Azzad Portfolios Achieve ‘Top Guns’ Status from Informa Investment Solutions
Large cap growth, small cap growth, and real estate strategies excel across multiple categories and reporting periods Falls Church, Va., 2/20/18 – Azzad Asset Management today announced that three of its investment strategies have been recognized as “Top Guns” for time periods ending December, 2017. The firm’s large cap growth, small cap growth, and REIT […]
Tax filing help for investors
What you need to know for your federal return. For tax information specific to your situation, consult a tax professional.
Azzad announces tech solution to help clients cope with volatility
Riskalyze is designed to calculate investor ‘comfort zone’ with a Risk Number® We are pleased to announce that Azzad has implemented Riskalyze, the world’s first risk alignment platform, to address our clients’ concerns about market volatility. Built on a Nobel Prize-winning framework, Riskalyze quantifies investors’ risk tolerance with the Risk Number®, a number between 1 […]
Volatility strikes back
If you’re a little taken aback by the whipsaws in markets lately, you’re not alone. Though jarring, what we’re experiencing is a perfectly normal return to volatility following two years of unusually smooth sailing. The surprise was that markets ran ahead so far so fast without any appreciable pullback. Last year, we saw six of […]
Why you shouldn’t invest like the head of the CDC
Brenda Fitzgerald, a medical doctor and former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), resigned in January following reports that she had bought stock in a tobacco company after taking office in 2017. Disclosure forms indicated that Fitzgerald’s financial advisor purchased stock in Japan Tobacco, one of the largest tobacco companies in […]
Keep calm and buy when there’s blood in the streets
Financial markets are characterized by long cycles with many ups and downs. Successful investors block out fear and sensationalism and recognize that these market cycles are part of investing. In practically every bull market of the last 40 years, the U.S. stock market has experienced a correction during its rise. The Dow posted its worst […]
Dow drops: Are you ready for the stock market roller coaster?
Stocks markets took a break from their meteoric rise of the last several months. The Dow dropped 2.5%, and the S&P 500 fell 2.1% on Friday, capping their biggest weekly decline in more than two years. Although frustrating to some, today’s losses are likely a good thing. The market was in need of a pullback. […]
Azzad joins Investor Alliance for Human Rights
New initiative will press corporations to uphold human rights Falls Church, Va., February 1, 2018 — Azzad Asset Management announced today that it has joined faith-based investing colleagues in an alliance to oppose rollbacks on regulations and to encourage policies for corporations that protect human rights. Launched by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, the […]
Investors ask companies to stay the course on Bangladesh factory safety accord
A group of 147 investors representing $3.7 trillion has asked signatories of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety to recommit to the landmark agreement signed in 2013. The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is a five-year independent, legally binding agreement between global brands and retailers and trade unions designed to build […]
2018 Market Outlook
The Dow at 25,000. A new tax regime. Is it morning in America? Stock markets hit multiple records throughout 2017. With double-digit returns for the Dow and S&P 500, investors are wondering if markets have the potential to reach even higher highs in the New Year. No one knows how long the bull market will […]
