Governance and Risk in Islamic Investing

Both of us have had careers in finance for much of our adult lives, and that's why we want these blog posts to help you connect ethics with finance and investing; especially Islamic finance.

The attractiveness of an investment can be evaluated by looking at the prospects for return and the degree of risk. An attractive investment is one where the likely returns are high, and the perceived risks are low. When two investments have comparable prospects, but one has less risk, the less risky option is the better choice.

IslamicMarkets.com is about Islamic finance, which has guidance on risk and the nature of investments that are halal. Halal projects tend to be those based on real assets with shared risk and a lack of synthetic financial structures. Even Shariah-compliant...