PRIVATE CLIENTS · BUILDING WEALTH

Your pension shrinks. Your standard of living need not.

Anyone without private provision will have to live on whatever the state leaves them.

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The pension level is falling. The gap is widening.

The state pension currently replaces around 48% of final net income, and that share is falling. Anyone who wants the same quality of life in retirement has to build the difference themselves. The later you start, the more each euro saved costs you. Most people systematically underestimate the gap.

Start early. Build methodically.

We work out your personal pension gap from your income and your expected state pension, establish which state subsidies you can claim, and develop a strategy matched to your circumstances, independently of any particular product or provider.

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Why the state pension is not enough.

48%

That is the pre-tax replacement level the state pension is meant to hold in the long run. It replaces only part of your final income, and the difference is yours to close.

22%

More than one person in five in Germany is already 67 or older. Demographic change puts the pay-as-you-go system under further strain.

€1,500+

Holding your standard of living in retirement can easily need several hundred euros extra a month, which over the years adds up to a six-figure sum.

67

By 2031 the standard retirement age for the full state pension rises in stages to 67. Anyone wanting to stop earlier needs savings of their own.

The earlier you start, the less you need to put in

Thanks to compounding, money invested early does most of the work over the years.

The state pension is only a foundation

It is meant as basic security, not as your sole provision. Private or workplace arrangements sensibly build on it.

Inflation erodes purchasing power

What is enough today is often not enough in 20 or 30 years. Any plan should allow for that.

There is no single right answer

Which building blocks suit you depends on income, age and goals, and that is exactly what we look at together.

The W&P advisory team in the office

Experience you can rely on.

37+ years

in the market

100%

independent advice

DEWE

Certified partner of Deutscher Wertschutz e.V.

Let the state help pay.

From 2027 the new state-backed pension account (Altersvorsorgedepot) subsidises private provision directly, with allowances and full freedom to invest in ETFs. Start early and you get both the subsidy and compounding working for you.

up to €540

of subsidy a year: depending on what you pay in yourself, the new pension account can attract state contributions of up to €540 annually.

from 2027

For new contracts the pension account replaces the classic Riester pension, and for the first time allows state-subsidised retirement provision invested in the capital markets.

100%

ETF-ready: depending on how the product is set up, the account can be invested entirely in ETFs and funds, offering better long-term return prospects than classic guaranteed products.

State support need not be complicated

The pension account simplifies the subsidy and points it more firmly towards long-term wealth building in the capital markets.

Existing Riester contracts can still matter

Depending on your situation, transferring into the new pension account may be possible. Whether it is worthwhile should be examined case by case.

Subsidies are cash

Meet the conditions and claim the subsidy, and you can collect substantial state contributions towards your savings over many years.

Individual advice pays off

Which subsidies and arrangements suit you best depends on income, family situation, occupation and personal goals. A tailored plan can make a large difference over the long run.

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Let’s talk.

A free first consultation, in person, by phone or by video. You then decide how to proceed.

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