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What Is Halal Investing?
By Alana Benson (Apr 7, 2022) If you’re looking to invest in a Shariah-compliant way, it may be easier than you think to get started. Many or all of the products featured here are from our partners who compensate us. This may influence which products we write about...
Investing isn’t just for adults.
Children who take advantage of investing by letting their money remain invested for several years can all but guarantee healthy financial returns for themselves in the future. It can also teach them the vital skills and financial literacy that will help them make...
5 THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR
When it comes to one’s physical well-being, it is common knowledge that a healthy diet, regular exercise and annual check-up with your doctor are the basics. In times of illness or disease, treatment is usually objective and based on medical science, so your...
The Quranic prescription for Barakah in wealth
By Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman Barakah literally means blessings. In Islamic theology, it refers to the concept of something providing value beyond what is expected in an almost supernatural manner. For example, if a meal for five comfortably feeds ten, it is considered to...
Retirement Planning for Small Business Owners
Only 42% of small businesses with 99 employees or less offer a retirement plan to their employees according to LIMRA in 2019. This is concerning especially considering that the average mortality age is going up and employees are staying in the workforce for longer...
Ethical Consumerism: An Islamic Perspective
By Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman, Ethical Adviser Ethical consumerism refers to the mindset of looking beyond the product at the process behind its production. The ethical consumer is concerned not only with whether the end-product is acceptable, but also with the entire...
Shariah-compliant asset management in North America
(ISLAMIC FINANCE NEWS: October 7, 2020) As Muslims have become more affluent, the need for more Islamic products and services became apparent. First-generation Muslims in North America were usually not that concerned about retirement accounts or company 401(k) plans....
How Presidential Elections Affect the Stock Market
Do presidential elections affect the stock market? Every four years there is a convergence between US politics and investments. Since the beginning of exchange traded securities, there has been a continuous debate about the correlation of politics and market...
Active Investing in the COVID-19 Era
In today’s extremely volatile markets, fees have suddenly taken a back seat. Who cares if you’re saving 50 bps a year when the Dow Jones Industrial Average just dropped by 1000 points in a day? Investors are looking for answers that passive managers are not designed to answer. Find out more in this article by Nadeem Mian
The Pros & Cons of Investing in Commodities
This missive by Nadeem Mian will highlight some of the pros and cons of adding commodities to your portfolio. The article will mostly speak to sharia-compliant forms of commodity investing.
