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.

In January 2026, energy bills will increase by 02%
Personal Finance

In January 2026, energy bills will increase by 02%

The average dual-fuel household bill in the first quarter of 2026 will be 1,758 per year due to the Ofgem energy price cap increase of 0....

How Europe's new sick man was Germany
Investment Advice

How Europe's new sick man was Germany

What takes place next? h2How are things in Germany?/h2 The country has a relatively new leader who was chosen on the basis o...

Can you trust AI to give you financial advice?
Personal Finance

Can you trust AI to give you financial advice?

Although artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to play a significant role in both our personal and professional lives, there are quest...

Autumn Budget 2025: What we know so far
Investment Advice

Autumn Budget 2025: What we know so far

This is what analysts anticipate and what we currently know. The Autumn Budget, which outlines the government's tax and spending ...

Before a possible budget crackdown, there are low-risk ways to reduce your inheritance tax liability
Investment Advice

Before a possible budget crackdown, there are low-risk ways to reduce your inheritance tax liability

It might be wise to make wise and safe use of the gifting allowances as they currently exist. The budget for next week may jeopar...

Four home improvement ideas that increase the value of buy-to-let properties
Investment Advice

Four home improvement ideas that increase the value of buy-to-let properties

We calculate the potential increase in your buy-to-let. Your buy-to-let (BTL) property may increase in value by tens of thousands...

The number of ISA millionaires has reached a record high Learn how to become one
Investment Advice

The number of ISA millionaires has reached a record high Learn how to become one

The ISA millionaires' secrets are revealed. According to official data, there are now 5,070 ISA millionaires, a record high. ...

Three strong British stocks at a discount
Investment Advice

Three strong British stocks at a discount

Value investing is the approach that Temple Bar uses. Purchasing a company's stock for less than its intrinsic value is known as this. Th...

Rightmove: Amid budget uncertainty, November saw the largest decline in UK asking prices in more than ten years
Investments

Rightmove: Amid budget uncertainty, November saw the largest decline in UK asking prices in more than ten years

Due to budget concerns and a decade-high number of properties for sale, UK asking prices saw their largest November decline in over a dec...

How Asian small-cap stocks can be valued
Investments

How Asian small-cap stocks can be valued

Aberdeen Asia Focus (LSE: AAS) and Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies (LSE: SST), two rival investment trusts that focus on smaller Asia...

Investor portfolios can be improved by aircraft leasing companies
Investment Advice

Investor portfolios can be improved by aircraft leasing companies

Kaylie Pferten describes how to access it and how it operates. Air travel is the industry that has expanded nearly twice as fast ...

Nationwide pledges to keep all of its locations open until at least 2030
Personal Finance

Nationwide pledges to keep all of its locations open until at least 2030

Contrary to the trend of banks and building societies withdrawing from the high street, every single branch of Virgin Money and Nationwid...