Five facts about Roth IRAs
By Ehab Alalfey Azzad Investment Advisor Fresh off a trip to an IRA conference organized by consumer advocate and IRA expert Ed Slott, Azzad’s Ehab Alalfey shares with you five facts about Roth IRAs that you may not know. Do you have a Roth IRA? Do you know how it’s different from a traditional IRA? […]
Repeal of investment expense deduction
You can be forgiven if you didn’t read all of the 600-page tax bill that Congress passed last year. Most members of Congress probably didn’t read it all either. But there were provisions buried in there that matter to some investors. One of those provisions relates to the investment expense deduction for separate accounts like […]
How do you know we won’t run off with your money?
What do a ticket reselling scheme featuring the Broadway hit “Hamilton,” a luxury real estate developer, and an Indian cryptocurrency ploy have in common? They were all Ponzi schemes whose fraudsters swindled millions of dollars from their unsuspecting victims last year. Sadly, Ponzi schemes are alive and thriving. In a Ponzi scheme, the fraudster uses […]
Indonesia is the first sovereign green bond issuer in Asia, but probably not the last
Green sukuk could fill a void in institutional investor portfolios Last month, Indonesia became the first sovereign green bond issuer in Asia, raising $1.25 billion in a five-year offering. In addition to the distinction of being the first sovereign issuer, Indonesia also made headlines because the product was a sukuk, or Islamic bond. The country’s […]
Changes with the new tax law
A brief summary of some of the biggest changes for individuals in the new tax law for 2018. This video discusses the new tax brackets, deduction amounts, Child Tax Credit changes, mortgage deductions, the individual mandate for health insurance, and more. This video is for informational purposes only. You should consult a tax professional for […]
Do you passively invest in assault weapons?
If you own an index fund, you may profit from the gun industry. Here’s why you shouldn’t. As they were grieving the tragic loss of life in the Parkland shooting, Florida teachers learned that they had been financially supporting the firearms industry through their state pensions. According to Bloomberg, at the end of last year the […]
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 […]
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 […]
