Itzehoe – November 02, 2026 -- From 2027, Germans can save for retirement in stocks and equity funds with state support, and you can still get the full subsidy if you sign up in autumn rather than January. That is the advice of Jörg Wiechmann, managing director of the Itzehoer Aktien Club (IAC), who urges savers not to rush into the new Altersvorsorgedepot.

Kronberg im Taunus – October 29, 2026 -- Nearly one in five people in Germany (18 percent) has never talked about their own retirement provision, according to the new Retirement Conversation Gap Study from Fidelity International.

Many respondents would pick an unpopular chore instead: 30 percent would rather do their tax return, 28 percent would rather go for a preventive health check-up, and 25 percent would rather have a dental check-up.

Wiesbaden – October 29, 2026 -- From 2027, many self-employed people in Germany can claim up to 540 euros a year in state subsidies for private retirement savings, including through the new Altersvorsorgedepot (retirement savings depot).