Tan Teng Boo

Tan Teng Boo is a Malaysian fund manager and investment educator who founded Capital Dynamics Asset Management in 1988. He is best known for establishing icapital.biz Bhd, Malaysia's first publicly listed closed-end fund, which invests in Malaysian and selected Asian equities using value investing principles. Tan has been strongly influenced by Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett, and is one of the most prominent advocates of value investing in Southeast Asia. His approach emphasizes patience, fundamental analysis, and buying good businesses at reasonable prices. He has been a vocal critic of speculative market behavior and has consistently emphasized capital preservation and long-term thinking. His investment newsletter and fund have attracted a significant following among Malaysian retail investors, making him one of the most influential financial educators in the region.