What to look for in a financial advisor

With all the different financial planners, advisors, and services available today, finding and choosing a trusted professional who can help you meet your financial goals can be confusing. If you’re looking for broad-based financial advice, consider hiring a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, or CFP®, which is considered the highest standard in the industry. CFPs must act as fiduciaries, putting their client’s best interest above their own. They are legally obligated to make investment decisions that are your best interest, not their own. To get the CFP credential, one must have a college degree and be educated in a wide range of personal finance subjects, pass a rigorous certification exam, have three years of professional experience, meet continuing education requirements and abide by a code of ethics. CFPs are taught to look at the big picture view of your finances, talking you through your goals, as well as advising you on the details of your financial life. CFPs sometimes work with a financial firm called a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), which is the case here at Azzad. Azzad is a Registered Investment Advisor with a CFP on staff. To learn more about Azzad or any other RIA, head over to investor.gov where

October 2, 2019 No Comments

Financial Advisor Magazine names Azzad in 2019 RIA Survey and Ranking

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia (July 18, 2019) – Azzad Asset Management has been named in Financial Advisor magazine’s 2019 RIA Ranking. The report is an annual survey that ranks registered investment advisors (RIAs) based on percentage growth in assets from the previous calendar year and is the premier industry ranking of independent RIA growth. FA’s RIA Ranking is an independent listing produced by Financial Advisor magazine. Firms must be registered investment advisors and provide financial planning and/or related services to individual clients. All firms must be either independently owned or a freestanding subsidiary of another business and have at least $100 million in assets under management as of December 31, 2018. Neither the RIA firms nor their employees pay a fee to Financial Advisor to be included in the listing. Data is provided by each firm, mostly from numbers and information published on forms they submit to the SEC. Each advisor is then ranked alongside their participating peers. The full listing is available for viewing at: https://www.fa-mag.com/news/ria-survey—ranking-2019-45701.html Financial Advisor Magazine Top Registered Investment Advisor – 2019 Survey Methodology To be eligible for the ranking, firms must be independent registered investment advisors and file their own ADV statement with the SEC and provide financial planning

July 18, 2019 No Comments

Financial Advisor Magazine names Azzad in 2018 RIA Survey and Ranking

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia (July 25, 2018) – Azzad Asset Management has been named in Financial Advisor magazine’s 2018 RIA Ranking. The report is an annual survey that ranks registered investment advisors (RIAs) based on percentage growth in assets from the previous calendar year and is the premier industry ranking of independent RIA growth. FA’s RIA Ranking is an independent listing produced by Financial Advisor magazine. RIA Ranking is based on data gathered by Financial Advisor from RIA firms. To be eligible for the ranking, firms must have had at least $50 million in assets under management as of December 31, 2017. Corporate RIA firms, investment advisor representatives (individual people), and hybrids are not eligible for this survey. Neither the RIA firms nor their employees pay a fee to Financial Advisor to be included in the listing. Azzad said in a statement: “We are happy to be included in this ranking from Financial Advisor, a leading publication in the advisory industry. As a registered investment advisor, Azzad Asset Management is a fiduciary, which means that we act in the best interests of our clients. FA’s report highlights the growing influence of RIAs in the financial services field. We appreciate their recognition.”

July 25, 2018 No Comments