IslamicFinanceGuru Podcasts

Islam has very clear teachings about how we should conduct ourselves in business, what the overriding principles are that we should maximise, and what high-level transaction all our transactions ultimately feedback into. In this podcast we synthesize all that into a pithy philosophy and a story.

I've been investigating the market for small businesses for around 2 years now. Small businesses offer a tremendous investment opportunity if you can acquire them and run them (or get someone to run it). I share with you my experience of the market, how the pricing works, where to find these small businesses, and why this is a BUYER's market. So whether you want to buy a business in order to quit your job and be your own boss, or whether 50% returns attract you, this episode is a must-listen. If you'd like us to really build out the content on this area, I need to hear your demand - drop me an email on mohsin@islamicfinanceguru.com to let me know!

In this episode, we're talking about what venture capital is. You might have heard of venture capital (or VC) but might not have a clue about what it is, and what terms like "seed", "Series A" etc mean. We're here to clarify! If you want to be added to our startup investor list, drop us an e-mail and we'll add you. Equally, if you're a startup founder looking for funding or general advice, we're happy to help too!

Wahed and Yielders are great platforms to come on to the market, but what is the difference between them? What do I actually need to invest in? Today I'm telling you what the TWO fundamental differences are and explaining which platform is more appropriate depending on your time of life. If you are signing up to either or both platforms, it really helps us if you go via our links: Wahed:  https://campaign.wahedinvest.com/ifg  Yielders:  https://yielders.co.uk/onboarding/sign-up?ref=ifg 

I had an issue with my broadband a few months back and instead of sitting back and letting it pass, I decided to complain. I stuck to my guns and got Vodafone to increase their compensation offer from £20 to £150! A personal success for me but I want to share with you exactly what I did and some tips that you folks can take and apply to ANY scenario.  https://islamicfinanceguru.com Please do share the podcast if you think it's worthy!

Harris Irfan is a veteran of the Islamic finance industry. You can connect with him here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrisirfan?originalSubdomain=uk   You can get his book, Heaven's Bankers here: https://amzn.to/2LqMl5r   Harris's book recommendations:  1. David Graeber - Debt: The First 5000 Years - https://amzn.to/2YewZ9W   2. Yanis Varoufakis - Talking to My Daughter About the Economy - https://amzn.to/2JW3NeW  3. Michael Lewis - The Big Short - https://amzn.to/2GjPCiv  4. Mervyn King - The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking and the Future of the Global Economy - https://amzn.to/2OdTSq6=  5. Gillian Tett - Fool's Gold - https://amzn.to/2Ltymvu 

We're taking a look at verses 2:175-179 - the verses forbidding interest. The 5 reasons are:  1. It is exploitative of the poor (as they are generally those who require debt)  2. Interest gives rise to an exploitative economic system even if a specific instance of a loan may not appear to be exploitative.  3. Money has no intrinsic value and so cannot be rented.  4. To try to rent "the value imbued within currency by others in society" is not (a) clear/certain; and (b) appears to be renting out something a lender has no right to be renting out.  5. lending money leads to a devaluation of the very thing being loaned (due to inflation).  Please take a second to rate our podcast and leave a comment!

We're bumping up this must-listen episode which was one of our very early ones. We're discussing the whole concept of Islamic mortgages and whether they're actually halal after all.

We're looking at 2:161-163 and thinking about how we can spend well and effectively and why it's important to do so. 

This is an interview with Zeeshan Uppal, co-founder of Yielders. Yielders are an FCA-regulated sharia-compliant property investment company that allow you hands-off property investing. Sign up to Yielders using this link: https://yielders.co.uk/onboarding/sign-up?ref=ifg They're also fundraising at the moment so you can invest in Yielders itself. Check out their campaign here: https://www.seedrs.com/yielders