Our Team
Certified Financial Planner
Ahmad Rami Saltagi, MD, CFP
Zaki Financial
American Medical Board certified in internal, pulmonary, and critical care medicine.
Registered investment advisor
Certified Financial Planner (from Butler University Executive Education)
Real Estate broker and investor
Licensed insurance agent
Studied active portfolio management at Harvard University
Started up and managed multiple businesses
Islamic studies and Quran Diplomas
Registered Investment Advisor
Ali Saltagi, BA
Zaki Financial
Bachelor's Degree, Butler University
Registered investment advisor
Certified in Accounting from Harvard University
Graduate Of Qalam Seminary for Islamic Studies, Dallas, Texas
Business/franchise owner
Chief Financial Officer
Omar Saltagi, BA
Zaki Financial
Bachelor's Degree, Butler University
Chief Financial Officer
Cpmpleted "Executive CFO" education at Oxford University
Graduate Of Qalam Seminary for Islamic Studies, Dallas, Texas
Business/franchise owner
Portfolio Manager
Ryan McClaughlin
McClaughlin Asset Management
Graduated from Eastern Illinois University, Lumpkin School of Business.
Ryan has been in the investment business since 2001.
He started his career with First National Bank of Danville as Assistant Portfolio Manager and Manager-In-Training. Assisted with investment research and the portfolio management process, while providing operational support to the Chief Investment Officer.
Co-founder and Vice President, McLaughlin Asset Management, Inc. in 2003.
Ryan currently serves as Investment Strategist and Portfolio Manager while working with clients throughout the financial planning process.
Portfolio Manager
Donald McClaughlin
McClaughlin Asset Management
Graduated from Northern Illinois University.
Donald started his career with Old Second National Bank in Aurora, IL as Portfolio Manager and Equity Issue Analyst, and later accepted a position as Head of Trust Department at Farmers and Mechanics Bank.
Employed from 1983 – 2003, Don was with the First National Bank of Danville where he was hired as head of the Trust Department and Chief Investment Officer.
Don was responsible for the management of charitable endowments, trust portfolios and individual portfolios. While there, he established and managed two equity funds and a tax-exempt bond fund, and also managed the taxable bond fund.
Co-founder, McLaughlin Asset Management, Inc. in 2003.
Donald A. McLaughlin has over 30 years of experience as an equity and fixed income portfolio manager as well as an extensive background in trust administration and with the administration and investment management for charitable organizations and foundations.
Islamic Scholar Consultant
Main Alqudah, PhD
Guidance College, Houston,Texas
Dr. Main Alqudah is a distinguished scholar in Islamic studies and finance.
He serves as an Associate Professor and is a member of the Resident Fatwa Committee of the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA).
Dr. Alqudah holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the American Open University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Al-Azhar University.
His academic and professional work is concentrated on Islamic finance, interest-bearing transactions in the United States, Zakat regulations for American Muslims, and contemporary issues facing the Muslim family.
He is a prolific lecturer, speaking at numerous regional and national conferences, as well as at mosques and Islamic centers across the United States.
In addition to his academic and speaking engagements, Dr. Alqudah is a founding member of Guidance College.