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Neustart für die private Altersvorsorge: Ein renditestarkes Vorsorgedepot für Deutschland

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  • Malmendier, Ulrike
  • Schaffranka, Claudia
  • Schwarz, Milena
  • Werding, Martin

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Deutschland steht bei der Altersvorsorge vor großen Herausforderungen. Mit dem Renteneintritt der "Babyboomer" sinkt die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen, während die Zahl der Rentenbeziehenden steigt. Das belastet das Umlagesystem der Gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung und führt zu steigenden Beitragssätzen oder sinkendem Rentenniveau. Zwar sparen die Deutschen viel für ihre Vorsorge, aber ineffizient. Über ein Drittel ihres Geldvermögens halten sie in Form von unverzinstem Bargeld oder renditeschwachen Bankeinlagen und Sparprodukten (Deutsche Bundesbank, 2025). Gerade Haushalte mit geringem Einkommen bauen so kaum Vermögen auf und sind ohne frühzeitigen Einstieg in eine ergänzende Altersvorsorge von Altersarmut bedroht. Die Riester-Rente, einst als großer Reformschritt gestartet, steckt in einer Sackgasse: Sie gilt heute als Symbol für magere Renditen, hohe Gebühren und übermäßige Bürokratie. Die geringe Verbreitung und ein hoher Anteil ruhender Verträge machen deutlich: Die Bevölkerung hat bislang kein Vertrauen in kapitalgedeckte Vorsorge mit staatlich gesetzten Rahmenbedingungen entwickelt. Eine umfassende Reform der privaten geförderten Altersvorsorge ist vor diesem Hintergrund dringend angezeigt (Nöh et al., 2024). Sie sollte die Verbreitung der ergänzenden Vorsorge erhöhen - durch eine automatische Erfassung und standardisierte Angebote, die ohne komplexe Entscheidungen auskommen. Vor allem müssen höhere Renditen durch renditestärkere Anlagen und geringere Kosten erzielt werden. (...)

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  • Malmendier, Ulrike & Schaffranka, Claudia & Schwarz, Milena & Werding, Martin, 2025. "Neustart für die private Altersvorsorge: Ein renditestarkes Vorsorgedepot für Deutschland," Working Papers 04/2025, German Council of Economic Experts / Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung.
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