Will you be ready when the DOL comes knocking?
Deferring taxes can be a powerful investment decision. Qualified retirement plans such as 401(k) plans allow you to defer significant amounts of money. Moreover, combining tax free contributions with tax-deferred growth can be a sound long term investment. The dollars that would have gone to pay taxes remain in your account. It’s more money working […]
Reviving the Waqf
Creating an Islamic Waqf in the Modern American System
ISFA in less than 90 seconds
Learn about the Investment Screening/Filtering Application (ISFA), Azzad’s proprietary software application for halal and ethical screening of stocks.
Azzad background, philosophy, and process
Setting up a special needs trust
If you have a child or other loved one with special needs, you may want to establish a special needs trust. A special needs trust is an estate planning tool that can help you provide for the needs of an individual who is disabled without jeopardizing his or her eligibility for government benefits. A qualified attorney can help […]
Finding the right halal contract
NOTE: Although we do not offer Islamic mortgage contracts at Azzad Asset Management—focusing instead on halal investments like the Azzad Ethical Wrap Program and the Azzad Funds—our financial planners want to make sure clients understand the depth and scope of financial products in the marketplace. As fiduciaries, we put the interests of our clients first […]
Year-end charitable giving
As the end of the year approaches, charitable giving often comes to mind. Charitable giving can be enhanced using income tax deductions, and so it can be much more effective when it is included as part of your year-end tax planning. Example(s): Assume you are considering making a charitable gift equal to the sum of […]
Azzad analysis featured in 2014 Thomson Reuters Sukuk Report
Paper focuses on challenges and opportunities of investing in global Islamic bonds (Falls Church, Virginia, 12/3/13) – An analysis of the international sukuk market prepared by Azzad Asset Management has been published in the 2014 Thomson Reuters Sukuk Perceptions and Forecast Study. The research paper, which focuses on sukuk investing from a practitioner’s perspective, was […]
Twitter IPO: To invest or not to invest?
It’s official. The bird began trading on Wall Street last week with its IPO surging over 70% bringing the company’s value to more than $25 billion. According to Wall Street’s valuation, each Twitter user is worth around $110. At its peak, shares were trading at 45.8 times revenue over the past 12 months (compared to […]
