This indicates the smallest amount with which one may enter a fund's automatic-investment plan—an arrangement where the fund takes money on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual basis from [..]

Definition A program that allows an individual to have a set amount electronically transferred from one account to another at a specified frequency. Examples include stock and mutual fund reinvestment [..]

is a strategy whereby an investor can arrange for funds to transfer into an investment account automatically on a regular basis.

A method for investing in mutual funds which enables a shareholder to select a specific amount to be withdrawn from a bank checking or savings account, or an automatic exchange from another mutual fund, on a regularly scheduled basis and invested in additional fund shares.

A program that allows you to invest periodically in a mutual fund.

Also known as a systematic investment plan, a set arrangement where an individual invests in an investment on a periodic basis. Automatic investment plans do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

Allows you to contribute to your 529 plan account through regular automatic debits from a checking or savings account.