Foundations
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Accounts
MISC
100

Who is considered the “shareholder” in your personal finances?

What is YOU?

100

What is a safety net in personal finance meant to protect you against?

What is Emergencies and Inflation

100

What are equities, in the simplest terms?

What is stocks, shares, ownership/equity in a company?

100

Who bought the Ruma well in Madinah and expanded Masjid al-Nabawi?

Uthman Ibn Affan

100

What type of account has no contribution limits but is subject to capital gains tax?

Taxable/Individual Brokerage Account

100

What does the acronym IPO stand for?

Initial Public Offering


200

What is the ultimate goal of every business?

What is Increase Shareholder Value/Wealth
200

What are the two most common stable commodities to invest in?

What is Gold, Silver

200

What is the most important feature of an equity portfolio?

What is diversification?

200

Which Sahabi famously said he left his family “Allah and His Messenger” after donating all his wealth?

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq
200

What is the annual contribution limit for a Roth IRA in 2025 (under age 50) and the catch-up amount over 50?

$7000 and $8000

200

In the U.S., which index tracks 30 large, established companies and is often seen as a measure of the overall market’s health?

Dow Jones Industrial

300

What is the age-old budgeting tool breakdown, and what are the allocations?

What is Needs (50%), Wants (30%), Savings (20%)?

300

How many months of expenses should you keep in cash savings?

What is 3-4 Months?

300

What is the relationship between risk and return

What is High Risk = High Return, Low Risk = Low Return?

300
What did the Hadith of the Prophet (SAW) mention?

"How excellent wealth is in the hands of a righteous man." (Musnad Ahmad 17096) Sahih

300

What education account has a $2,000 contribution limit per beneficiary?

What is Coverdell ESA

300

What is the term for a prolonged market decline of 20% or more from recent highs?

Bear Market

400

What is the bottom line of an Income Statement?

What is Net Income/Loss

400

How many months of income should your emergency fund cover?

What is 4-6 Months?
400

What does ETF stand for and what are they in one sentence?

Exchange Traded Funds

Basket of Equities

400

What are the three filters used in Shariah-Compliant screening?

1. Business Activity 

2. Financials 

3. ESG/Ethical

400

At what age can you begin to withdraw from a traditional 401(k) without penalties and at what age can you withdraw the total amount?

What is 59.5, 65?

400

What indicates a recession?

Two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth

500

According to John C. Maxwell, what does a budget do?

What is “A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.”?

500

What are the two qualities mentioned regarding fixed income investments?

What is Low Volatility, High Liquidity?
500

What is the one main difference between an ETF and a Mutual Fund

ETFs are Index Weighted, passively managed

Mutual Funds are actively managed with an Investment Manager

ETFs have an expense ration

Mutual funds have load fees

500

Give me the Shariah-Compliant status of Doordash. Detailed per level. (1 Min Allowed)

Shariah-Compliant, Checks all levels

500

What is the eligibility requirement for an HSA?

High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)

500

Who is known as the “Oracle of Omaha”?

Warren Buffet

600

If your monthly income is $5,000 and your fixed expenses are $2,200, variable expenses are $1,300, and savings contributions are $1,000, what is your net cash flow?

What is $500?

600

At a 5% annualized inflation rate, what is the real value of $10,000 in three years?

What is $8,500-$8,800?

600

You invest 150,000 at a growing at an annual rate of 12% for 40 years? What is the final value?

What is ~$13,900,000-$14,000,000?

600

Give me the Shariah-Compliant status of Verizon. Detailed per level. (1 Min Allowed)

Not Shariah Compliant, Checks business activity, Misses Financials, Checks Ethics

600

What are RSU's and ESPP's? Name two key differences.

RSUs = Restricted Stock Units

ESPPs = Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Grant vs Purchase, Tax Implications

600

In options trading, what are the two “Greeks” that measure sensitivity to time decay and volatility, respectively?

Theta and Vega