Articles by Kaylie Pferten

Kaylie Pferten

Kaylie Pferten

A pilot of submersible crafts in a former life, now married to my husband David and writing about investment advice.

Is your neighborhood on the list of places where home values are most likely to have increased in 2025?
Investments

Is your neighborhood on the list of places where home values are most likely to have increased in 2025?

The regions where homes are most likely to have increased in value in 2025 have been identified. Zoopla, a real estate website,...

What are funds in the money market?
Investments

What are funds in the money market?

We look at how they operate and how they can increase your savings. Investors may find it more difficult to balance risk and retu...

How can you make sure your tax code is correct? Over five million taxpayers overpay with incorrect tax codes
Personal Finance

How can you make sure your tax code is correct? Over five million taxpayers overpay with incorrect tax codes

According to accountants, it is "essential" that individuals verify their tax codes in order to prevent incurring increased exp...

As 20,000 win on appeal, taxpayers are encouraged to challenge automated HMRC penalties
Personal Finance

As 20,000 win on appeal, taxpayers are encouraged to challenge automated HMRC penalties

According to the most recent data, taxpayers have won more than 62 percent of appeals against automated fines from HMRC. According to ex...

Rightmove: January saw the biggest increase in real estate asking prices in 25 years
Investments

Rightmove: January saw the biggest increase in real estate asking prices in 25 years

As the market recovered from a Christmas lull and pre-Budget uncertainty, house asking prices surged by the largest margin on Rightmove ...

Early 2026 portfolio update for the BFIA ETF
Investment Advice

Early 2026 portfolio update for the BFIA ETF

Our exchange-traded fund (ETF) portfolio hasn't changed since April, which aligns with our objective of changing it as infrequently as p...

This is what investors should take away from pundits' poor 2025
Investment Advice

This is what investors should take away from pundits' poor 2025

What they ought to learn from them is as follows. "We all know what to do," former European Commission president Jean-...

Saba seeks out additional closed-ended funds
Investment Advice

Saba seeks out additional closed-ended funds

A few trusts are acting proactively. New York-based activist investor hedge fund Saba Capital Management may be pursuing more UK...

The collapse of Iran's economy and the reasons behind the protests
Investment Advice

The collapse of Iran's economy and the reasons behind the protests

Is there a way out of the current protests? Share this article by copying the link on Facebook, LinkedIn, Whatsapp, Pinterest, an...

The lowest level of gilt yields since 2024 is reached
Investment Advice

The lowest level of gilt yields since 2024 is reached

Gilt yields may be declining as a result of a new bond issuing strategy. Gilt yields The amount of interest the UK government pa...

By 2026/2027, a pound-100k tax trap will affect two million taxpayers
Personal Finance

By 2026/2027, a pound-100k tax trap will affect two million taxpayers

We examine the reasons behind this as well as ways to stay out of the trap. Tens of thousands more workers will be subject to an...

After rate changes, taxpayers are advised to review their capital gains tax return or risk penalty
Personal Finance

After rate changes, taxpayers are advised to review their capital gains tax return or risk penalty

Here's the method. Taxpayers who must disclose capital gains in their self-assessment tax return this month should make sure the...