In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Wendy Myers discusses how to assess corporate actions as an individual investor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myers is the Head of Securities at PSG and boasts a 21-year career in the financial and investment industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During these two decades, she has held multiple notable executive positions at South Africa\u2019s leading companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These have included Chief Operating Officer for FNB Wealth and Investments, Chief Operating Officer: FNB Stockbroking and Portfolio Management for Ashburton Investments, and Global Markets Finance Business Partner for Rand Merchant Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has also held many other important roles in major financial organisations, including membership of the South African Institute of Stockbrokers since 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myers has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this Business Talk interview, Myers outlines the different types of corporate actions that can impact individual investor portfolios and how to avoid getting blindsided by such actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She explains how investors can determine whether a corporate action is positive or negative for their portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myers then notes how much weight investors should place on leadership changes and touches on the red flags to keep an eye out for with new CEOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She concludes the interview by sharing some of the biggest mistakes she sees individual investors making when it comes to corporate actions, and the trends she\u2019s seen in the market worth keeping an eye on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch the full interview with Wendy Myers below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n