Join our hosts and an assortment of special guests as they discuss Halal investing, retirement, financial planning, and much, much more.
Monem Salam MBA
Executive Vice President
Episode 10: The Economic Impact of Ramadan
Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Halal Money Matters - May 2021Rafi-uddin Shikoh of Dinar Standard joins the podcast to discuss the economic impacts of Ramadan, taking a close look at its effects on certain sectors as well as productivity in Muslim markets.
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Episode 9: Ramadan Roundtable
Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Halal Money Matters - April 2021Saturna Capital regional managers Owaiz Dadabhoy, Amjad Quadri, Haitham Al-Sayed, and Sameer Sarmast join the podcast to trade stories about working in Islamic finance and share points of inspiration.
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Episode 8: Five Pillars of Prosperity
Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Halal Money Matters - April 2021Special guest and Amana Mutual Funds Trust chairman M. Yaqub Mirza joins podcast hosts Christopher Patton and Monem Salam to discuss the early days of the Amana Funds and his book, Five Pillars of Prosperity.
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Episode 7: Making The Switch
Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Halal Money Matters - January 2021Special guest Haitham Al-Sayed joins podcast hosts Christopher Patton and Monem Salam to discuss Haitham's personal journey from traditional finance to Islamic finance.
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Episode 6: Entrepreneurship In Islam and Black Lives Matter
Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Halal Money Matters - November 2020President of Linfield University and Amana Mutual Funds Trustee Dr. Miles Davis joins podcast hosts Christopher Patton and Monem to discuss entrepreneurship in Islam and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Episode 5: Halal Mortgages
Halal Money Matters - October 2020Amjad Quadri joins podcast hosts Christopher Patton and Monem to discuss halal mortgages in depth - everything from the home buying experience to the history of how halal mortgages got started in the US.
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Episode 4: Hajj - 2020 and Beyond
Halal Money Matters - July 2020Imam Tahir Anwar joins the podcast to discuss his experiences with hajj, the uniqueness of hajj in 2020, and strategies to save for future years.
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Episode 3: Investing for Retirement
Halal Money Matters - July 2020Join hosts Monem Salam, Executive Vice President of Saturna Capital and Portfolio Manager of the Amana Income and Developing World Funds, Christopher Patton, Videographer and Cultural Attaché, and special guest, Owaiz Dadabhoy, Director of Islamic Investing, of Saturna Capital. In this episode, we discuss the importance of saving and investing for retirement, and how to do so in a halal way.
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Episode 2: What Makes an Investment Halal?
Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Halal Money Matters - June 2020Join hosts Monem Salam, Executive Vice President of Saturna Capital and Portfolio Manger of the Amana Income and Developing World Funds, and Christopher Patton, Videographer and Cultural Attaché of Saturna Capital. In this episode, Monem and Christopher discuss what makes an investment halal, including the history of Islamic investing and various screening methodologies.
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Episode 1: Why Invest?
Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Halal Money Matters - May 2020Our inaugural podcast episode - featuring hosts Monem Salam, Executive Vice President of Saturna Capital and Portfolio Manager of the Amana Income and Developing World Funds, and Christopher Patton, Videographer and Cultural Attaché of Saturna Capital. In this episode, Monem and Christopher discuss the reasons to invest and some of the hurdles people may face.
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