From Wall Street to Halal Street: Samar's Journey in Faith-Based Investing

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Samar Tariq went from a Google search for "lowest unemployment rate" to leading women's financial education at an Islamic investment firm. Hear how she got there and what she wants every Muslim woman to know about wealth.

After 14 years at TD Bank, Citi, and JP Morgan, Samar Tariq learned that halal investing existed and made the move to Islamic finance. Today she helps families across North America build wealth without compromising their faith.

In this episode, Hash Assad & Sh. Navaid Aziz sit down with her to talk about why women are so often left out of financial conversations, how to build generational wealth slowly, and why financial freedom is about far more than money.

What you’ll hear

  • Why Muslim women often apologize for not knowing their finances, and how to replace guilt and fear with literacy and confidence

  • How to build generational wealth without waiting until you have "enough" to start

  • Why mahr can be more than a formality, and how investing it could grow over 10 to 20 years

  • Where Islamic finance is heading: mainstream adoption, product innovation, and accessibility

  • How to make a career move toward halal finance, even when it means a step back first

  • What financial freedom really means, including the freedom to say no to interest, credit card debt, and long-term loans

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