Islamic Finance: What Can We Learn from the Other One Percent?
From the Yardarm - February 2023

Recently, sustainability-related investment trends have come into the political spotlight, leading to heightened regulatory attention. As the financial industry tries to address these challenges, it may be timely to look to other financial frameworks. One such framework represents approximately 1% of global financial assets, and it could offer valued guidance for the ever evolving financial industry, particularly as it relates to the broad sustainability community: Islamic finance.

The Midterm Effect
From the Yardarm - February 2023

Every four years we arrive upon a phenomenon with an unblemished multi-decade record of calling the market over the next year – the Midterm Effect. Between 1945 and 2007, the calendar year return of the S&P 500 was positive in 16 out of 16 of the years following a midterm election, correlating to the third year of presidential terms. The winning streak continued in 2011, 2015, and 2019. There is valid reason to believe that something is different about the year following midterm elections.

Saturna Capital's 2022 Year In Review
News & Announcements - January 2023

Saturna celebrated several achievements in 2022, including launching a mobile app, significant press coverage, and many others.

Q4 2022
Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Quarterly Commentary - December 2022

In 2022, three consecutive years of highly remunerative stock market returns collided with persistent inflation, the Federal Reserve pushing rates sharply higher, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine causing food and energy prices to soar. These combined forces, abetted by high valuations, drove equities to their worst annual performance since 2008 and the Global Financial Crisis.

2022 Impact Report
Amana Mutual Funds Trust, White Papers - December 2022

In 2022, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing as a term became politicized, and the practice more scrutinized. We believe ESG investing provides fundamental benefits in improving our understanding of investments, while the swell in anti-ESG media demonstrates the importance that asset managers provide transparency to their investors.