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.

What changes have central banks undergone over the past century, and are they still useful?
Investment Advice

What changes have central banks undergone over the past century, and are they still useful?

Have they had a benign rule? h2What is the change in monetary policy?/h2 The scope and scale of monetary policy have drastic...

What the BFIA has discovered over the past 25 years
Investment Advice

What the BFIA has discovered over the past 25 years

Kaylie Pferten examines the major patterns and takeaways from a particularly tumultuous time. In Alan Bennett's play The History ...

The major trends that BFIA has correctly identified over the past 25 years
Investment Advice

The major trends that BFIA has correctly identified over the past 25 years

Kaylie Pferten gives them a review. Image Although we didn't make any specific calls in our first edition, I was impressed by how...

"My forecasts for the upcoming twenty-five years"
Investment Advice

"My forecasts for the upcoming twenty-five years"

h2One./h2 The smartphone's decline. obsession with cell phones. Life would be difficult without them. The average person ...

I've had my heat pump for a year Have I saved any money?
Personal Finance

I've had my heat pump for a year Have I saved any money?

Has she reduced her energy costs in the last 12 months? Will the upcoming Autumn Budget jeopardize the 7,500 grant? The two most ...

If you have a will, it might not be sufficient to ensure that your wishes are carried out Here's what you need
Personal Finance

If you have a will, it might not be sufficient to ensure that your wishes are carried out Here's what you need

We describe how a letter of wishes operates. Although it can be uncomfortable, making plans for the future is crucial if you want...

Early withdrawals from pension tax-free lump sums could cost savers up to £63,000
Personal Finance

Early withdrawals from pension tax-free lump sums could cost savers up to £63,000

According to new research, individuals over 55 who take their 25% pension tax-free lump sum early instead of investing it could end up 63...

Growing concerns about inheritance taxes and sticky inflation cause equity release to jump 4%
Investments

Growing concerns about inheritance taxes and sticky inflation cause equity release to jump 4%

Due to sticky inflation and impending changes to inheritance tax regulations, the amount of money being withdrawn through equity release ...

These reliable, growth-oriented stocks have been disregarded by international investors
Investment Advice

These reliable, growth-oriented stocks have been disregarded by international investors

The Nedgroup Investments Contrarian Value Equity Fund provides long-term investors with a definite alternative in the current climate of ...

UK property values increase as the market stabilizes ahead of the budget, according to the countrywide HPI
Investments

UK property values increase as the market stabilizes ahead of the budget, according to the countrywide HPI

As the market showed signs of resilience ahead of the Budget, house prices continued to rise in October. After rising by 0.5 perc...

Investors must prepare for a period of unpredictability and turmoil
Investment Advice

Investors must prepare for a period of unpredictability and turmoil

When positioning portfolios to account for these seismic shifts, investors must take into account a wide range of tools. In order...

If Reeves raises income tax, higher earners will be hit with a bill of pounds 377 Do you meet the Treasury's definition of "working people"?
Investment Advice

If Reeves raises income tax, higher earners will be hit with a bill of pounds 377 Do you meet the Treasury's definition of "working people"?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer appeared reluctant to rule out an increase in income taxes, so a tax increase that would affect workers, reti...