# Shariah compliant Trading 212 pies | Amal Invest

I'd just sold my company and was sitting on more money than I'd ever had in my life. And I didn't have a clue what to do with it.

Growing up, we never talked about investing – we'd lost half our family's savings in the 2000 crash, so for us, money meant cash or gold. That's it.

I started trying to learn on my own, and boy was it overwhelming! Every article led to ten more questions. What's a P/E ratio? Are ETFs halal? Is this stock Shariah-compliant? It felt like I needed a finance degree and a Shariah scholar just to get started.

I started with just $100, hands shaking as I pressed 'buy'…