How to Raise NET WORTH

[Raija]

So, I got a good idea on how to raise my personal NET WORTH

Generally you want to increase your STOCKS by buying low and Selling HIGH and so on! HOWEVER

At a certain time, stocks tend to start going south, from a comfortable 75 usd, to a dismal 15 usd. HOw do I stop such a downward spiral from happening and keep it going up and up and up?

[Raija]

Realized I had a error, it's Sell high Buy low lol

[Lord Bludgeon]

Pardon me if this is obvious. It may not be for some. It's a case of supply and demand, as long as your company is making money. The more stock that's out and available, the less it's going to be worth. Issuing stock drives the price down while buying shares back (by the company, not the player) should bring the price up.

I just wish the game would let the player buy factories instead of the company!

[Sonny]

If you want to keep your stock price up, make your company profitable. Buying up stock and having the company buy back stock also helps.

[Crazed Possum]

Also if you time a train that has a lot of money on it that is about to unload its cargo ( i even stop the train at times too) just right and take a a big loan ( if you have a good enough rating ) when your stock price is way down you can buy up all the stock ( usually 9,000 at the start) and then you will own the entire company at the start and never get voted out.

[loubauer64]

I wait untill I am profitable, sell my shares and start another company with no investors.

[Raija]

does that work?

[GotQuilt]

This one challenge is seriously keeping me from moving on in the game. *sigh*

[colwarburton]

The key is to buy cheap $55 or less - if you're confident you're going to get enough business done to drive the stock price to above about $106 by the end of the year, risk going into the red, especially if there's a boom on. Then the stock will split and you will get 2, 3 or 4 times the number of shares you already had. Drive the stock up again in the following years and Bob's your uncle, job done.
Sometimes I buy just before the end of year just to get the stock to split - it's expensive but it's worth it as the company expands and sales improve.
Luck plays its part 'cos sometimes the game stitches you up with an economic downturn just when you've bought a bunch of shares - if this happens, hang on to what you've got and sell only to avoid your broker selling all your shares. This is a good time for the company to buy back stock as it inflates the share price and can keep afloat..... sometimes.
It's a little more complex in scenarios with competitors as they can buy your stock and you have to watch out for them trying to take your shirt, but then - you can do that to them :-)

[GotQuilt]

Sell all your stock at the beginning of the game.
If you tank your company on purpose a little bit (you can use your initial 100k-150k to place small stations in cities and other companies won't build there). Build only one railroad track between two stations and buy two trains, one to start at each station, but don't load them up yet. For the first couple years, don't do anything and just watch your stock fall. Buy the stock when it gets pretty low, then let your trains run between your towns. Your stock will jump up at your first shipment and continue to go up as you build enough money to connect other places too.

To help you should also lower or zero out your dividend at the start of the game and then raise it closer to the win year.

You can also buy other company's stock if it's considerablly low and hope that it comes up too.