ETF-Sparplan (ETF savings plan)

An ETF-Sparplan is an instruction to your broker to debit a fixed amount every month or quarter and use it to buy units of a chosen fund. You set it up once — after that, everything happens automatically, including the purchase of fractional units if you don’t have enough money for a whole one.
What taxes does a German investor pay?

Taxation of investments: specific features, tax rate, and the income classes to which it applies.