Investors prospect for gems at ShareInvestor roadshow

Singapore

INVESTORS need to evaluate a business's key characteristics before jumping in to make a move, said Clive Tan, director of 8 Investment, a company that provides training for investors.

He was sharing his insights on investments in dividend growth stocks at Malaysia Gems 2015, a roadshow organised by ShareInvestor, a subsidiary of SPH.

Painting the analogy of a car race - with the race track as the industry, the race car a company's business model, and the driver as its management - he suggested a basic framework to keep in mind while making investments.

Key questions that investors should ask themselves, he said, are: "As the busine…