Even very small investors can build wealth efficiently in stocks. More than 1,000 companies offer direct investment plans. These plans allow you to invest small amounts directly into your own account with the company—without going through a broker.

It's easy to open a direct investment plan account. In most cases, you only need a single share of stock to qualify to open an account. Once you do, you can invest as little as $10 or $25 (or as much as many thousands of dollars) to buy shares. The number of shares you buy depends on the market price of the stock on the investment date and the amount of money you send.

The following companies will accept investments of as little as $25.

Click on the company name to read a capsule review of the company and see the prospectus details of the plan.

You may use the "Search for DRIPs" link at www.directinvesting.com to find out whether a company you are interested in offers the direct investing option.

There are 308 companies in the DRIP Stocks That Accept Investments of as Little as $25 list. However, only subscribers to The Moneypaper have access to our informative DRIP Listings.

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