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.

Should I give my grandchildren my belongings before I pass away?
Investment Advice

Should I give my grandchildren my belongings before I pass away?

Consider these inheritance tax regulations. Younger people may be hoping that an inheritance will help them deal with historicall...

Which exchange-traded funds are drawing the most investment?
Investment Advice

Which exchange-traded funds are drawing the most investment?

Which industries and ETFs received the largest inflows? The MSCI World Index, which accounts for 85% of the total market capitali...

Who supports up-and-coming artists and their creations?
Investment Advice

Who supports up-and-coming artists and their creations?

Bret Easton Ellis, a writer, once advised aspiring artists to simply marry a wealthy person. The line is true because, well, it is true. ...

Three European stocks for a world in flux
Investment Advice

Three European stocks for a world in flux

European stocks are expected to rise. Countries are turning back to domestic production as the world grows more fragmented and unpredicta...

June saw a surge in fund flows, but investors are still wary
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June saw a surge in fund flows, but investors are still wary

Early in the summer, retail investors were feeling optimistic because, according to recent data, they invested $3.8 billion in investment...

Admiral Group appears to be doing a great job managing its stock
Investment Advice

Admiral Group appears to be doing a great job managing its stock

Admiral Group (LSE: ADM), an insurer, is one of several companies whose share prices plummeted earlier this year due to concerns that AI-...

Why is the weak Japanese yen being supported by the US?
Investment Advice

Why is the weak Japanese yen being supported by the US?

Why is the United States of America involved? The Japanese yen has lost 30% of its value against the US dollar and almost as much...

Funding Circle is a disliked fintech that is going cheap
Investment Advice

Funding Circle is a disliked fintech that is going cheap

Do investors need to buy in? Since Funding Circle's 2018 initial public offering (IPO), investors have found it difficult to comp...

China's AI prodigy, Yang Zhilin, is aiming high
Investment Advice

China's AI prodigy, Yang Zhilin, is aiming high

He is currently advancing international markets with China's biggest AI contribution since DeepSeek. "Baby-faced" billi...

Is it possible to retire early with FIRE?
Investment Advice

Is it possible to retire early with FIRE?

You're not alone if you've always wanted to quit your day job and enjoy the freedom that would come with it. However, many people prefer ...

Can the duopoly between Visa and Mastercard be broken by new technology?
Investment Advice

Can the duopoly between Visa and Mastercard be broken by new technology?

Could this duopoly be disrupted by new technological and political tensions? The two most popular international payment networks ...

What you should know about Revolut's switch to bank accounts
Financial Advice

What you should know about Revolut's switch to bank accounts

After obtaining a license earlier this year, Revolut plans to transfer over 13 million UK customers to its banking division. The ...