Episode 23 - Basics of Financial Planning
Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Halal Money Matters - September 2023

Haitham Al-Sayed, Vice President of Investment Advisory Services at Saturna Captial, joins us to discuss the basics of financial planning.

Episode 22: Your Charitable Dollar
Halal Money Matters - July 2023

Anwar Khan, co-founder and current president of Islamic Relief USA, tells us how he started the charity, talks about the mission of Islamic Relief USA, and takes a deep dive into the costs of delivering disaster aid worldwide.

Q2 2023
Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Quarterly Commentary - June 2023

In our 2022 year-end commentary we noted the remarkably consistent track record of stock market gains in every year that followed a midterm election dating back to World War II. We also noted the rare instances of the US stock market declining over two consecutive years.

Q2 2023
Sextant Mutual Funds, Quarterly Commentary - June 2023

History was setting up 2023 to be a good year and, reviewing the first half of 2023 performance, the track record appears likely to remain intact. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 Index rose a healthy 16.89%, while the more Tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index soared 32.32%.

Q2 2023
Saturna Sustainable Funds, Quarterly Commentary - June 2023

Year-to-date, the S&P 500 Index rose a healthy 16.89%, while the more Tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index soared 32.32%. Such figures, however, belie a darker picture just below the surface, as index performance was driven by a handful of mostly mega-cap stocks: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook), Microsoft, Netflix, Tesla, and Nvidia.