Monem Salam's guest appearances

Monem Salam

DebtFreeMuslims Podcast

Chains of Narration

Chris Blauvelt

Omar Usman

Omar Suleiman

Joe Bradford

Jerry Hionis

Dawud Walid

Shaykh Hamzah Maqbul

Rachel Cruze

Ron Lieber

Nouman Ali Khan

Carl Richards

Abdelrahman Murphy

Saeed Shaikh

Joe Mihalic

Navaid Aziz

OwlTail

Brother Monem Salam (VP and Portfolio Manager at Saturna Capital) discusses his background in the finance industry, how he got into Islamic Finance, and how he has been involved with Amana Mutual funds for well over a decade. We also discuss why Islamic finance is important, a brief history of Islamic Finance in America, what the future of Islamic Finance products in America might look like, and why he had a desire to learn how to fly a plane. 

Brother Monem Salam (VP and Portfolio Manager at Saturna Capital) discusses his background in the finance industry, how he got into Islamic Finance, and how he has been involved with Amana Mutual funds for well over a decade. We also discuss why Islamic finance is important, a brief history of Islamic Finance in America, what the future of Islamic Finance products in America might look like, and why he had a desire to learn how to fly a plane.

Episode 4 - Brother Monem Salam - A brief history and discussion of Islamic Finance in America

This episode is brought to you by Muslim Matters - because Muslims matter. Who is Monem Salam? Monem Salam, Director at Saturna Capital Corporation, President and Fund Manager of Saturna Sdn Bhd was born in Pakistan in 1972. Raised in Texas, Mr. Salam received his degrees from the University of Texas: BA (Austin) and MBA (Dallas). He worked as Chief Investment Officer for ITG &amp; Associates (Dallas) until 1999, then as a representative with Morgan Stanley (Dallas) until joining Saturna Capital Corporation in June 2003. He served as Director of Islamic Investing and deputy portfolio manager to the Amana Mutual Funds Trust until moving to Kuala Lumpur in 2012 to oversee Saturna's Malaysian subsidiary. Mr. Salam speaks at Islamic finance/investment conferences worldwide, is co-author of "A Muslim's Guide to Investing and Personal Finance," contributes articles to leading Islamic finance magazines, and has authored a chapter on Islamic Investing in "Contemporary Islamic Finance." In 2008, he was named one of Institutional Investor Magazine's 20 Rising Stars of Mutual Funds. In this episode, we discuss:  How to get into a habit of saving money Advice about savings from the Qur'an and Hadith The different types of savings accounts for retirement (401k, traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Mutual Funds, etc) What makes a savings/investment account sharia-compliant Why is it important to invest in a permissible manner? Investing and saving while having debt How to teach your kids to save money Advice on how to live a riba-free life  Links  Saturna Khutbah on Financial Stewardship References to savings in the Qur'an: 18:82, 12:46-49  *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please take a minute to share with a friend and RATE and SUBSCRIBE in iTunes. iTunes Link: http://bit.ly/dfmpodcast Stitcher Radio: http://bit.ly/dfmstitcher Android (RSS): http://bit.ly/dfmpodcastrss Purchase Android App from Amazon app store: http://bit.ly/debtfreemuslimsandroid You can also visit our website and sign up for the email list to be notified of new episodes, articles, and get our FREE ebook – A Practical Guide to Debt and Personal Finance for Muslims: http://debtfreemuslims.com/get-our-free-ebook/

This episode is brought to you by <a href="http://www.muslimmatters.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muslim Matters</a> - because Muslims matter. Who is Monem Salam? Monem Salam, Director at Saturna Capital Corporation, President and Fund Manager of Saturna Sdn Bhd was born in Pakistan in 1972. Raised in Texas, Mr. Salam received his degrees from the University of Texas: BA (Austin) and MBA (Dallas). He worked as Chief Investment Officer for ITG &amp; Associates (Dallas) until 1999, then as a representative with Morgan Stanley (Dallas) until joining Saturna Capital Corporation in June 2003. He served as Director of Islamic Investing and deputy portfolio manager to the Amana Mutual Funds Trust until moving to Kuala Lumpur in 2012 to oversee Saturna's Malaysian subsidiary. Mr. Salam speaks at Islamic finance/investment conferences worldwide, is co-author of "A Muslim's Guide to Investing and Personal Finance," contributes articles to leading Islamic finance magazines, and has authored a chapter on Islamic Investing in "Contemporary Islamic Finance." In 2008, he was named one of Institutional Investor Magazine's 20 Rising Stars of Mutual Funds. In this episode, we discuss: <ul> <li>How to get into a habit of saving money</li> <li>Advice about savings from the Qur'an and Hadith</li> <li>The different types of savings accounts for retirement (401k, traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Mutual Funds, etc)</li> <li>What makes a savings/investment account sharia-compliant</li> <li>Why is it important to invest in a permissible manner?</li> <li>Investing and saving while having debt</li> <li>How to teach your kids to save money</li> <li>Advice on how to live a riba-free life</li> </ul> Links <ul> <li><a href="http://www.saturna.com.my/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saturna</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.icoi.net/multimedia/2011/04/08/khutbah_by_br_monem_salam_on_4_8_11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Khutbah on Financial Stewardship</a></li> <li>References to savings in the Qur'an: <a href="http://quran.com/18/82" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">18:82</a>, <a href="http://quran.com/12/46-49" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">12:46-49</a></li> </ul> *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please take a minute to share with a friend and RATE and SUBSCRIBE in iTunes. iTunes Link: <a href="http://bit.ly/dfmpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/dfmpodcast</a> Stitcher Radio: <a href="http://bit.ly/dfmstitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/dfmstitcher</a> Android (RSS): <a href="http://bit.ly/dfmpodcastrss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/dfmpodcastrss</a> Purchase Android App from Amazon app store: <a href="http://bit.ly/debtfreemuslimsandroid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/debtfreemuslimsandroid</a> You can also visit our website and sign up for the email list to be notified of new episodes, articles, and get our FREE ebook – A Practical Guide to Debt and Personal Finance for Muslims: <a href="http://debtfreemuslims.com/get-our-free-ebook/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://debtfreemuslims.com/get-our-free-ebook/</a>

Episode 11 - Saving and Investing Principles with Monem Salam