Is there any way to...

[Al Neri]

Is there a way to do this? Put aside $XXX from a checking account and invest it every 2 weeks or every month into a company without having to pay the fees associated with the broker... and then move them into the brokerage account?

 

[FoBoT]

some companies do this directly , its called a "DRIP" , direct reinvestment something something

http://www.dripcentral.com/

The answer is quite simple: invest in stocks through dividend reinvestment plans -- also known as DRIPs. Using DRIPs, anyone can build a portfolio of common stock with no or low commissions or fees.

http://www.dripinvestor.com/index.asp

http://www.fool.com/DRIPPort/DRIPsIntroduction.htm

 

[DaveSimmons]

If you can put in enough each month (see the site) you can avoid fees at vanguard.com and buy VFINX which is an S&P 500 index mutual fund (so you're buying 500 stocks at once).

This is one of the safest stock-based investments you can make.

 

[NogginBoink]

As Fobot said, DRIPs are the way to do this.

 

[FoBoT]

some drips allow you to buy below market price also.

i had one for some years that all purchases were at 5% below the closing price , so that was 5% in the bank from the start