Investing in Lifeinvader Stocks in Grand Theft Auto 5 is an interesting activity that can net huge windfalls or see huge losses. Many players have misconceptions about how to properly invest and end up losing money or getting frustrated by the experience.
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When done properly it can bankroll many of your single-player activities such as those out-of-reach expensive vehicles and lead to massive fortunes throughout the story. Here are a few things you'll want to keep in mind if you want to dive into the nitty gritty of investing in GTA 5.
Updated July 11, 2022 by Dan Christmann: Though Grand Theft Auto 5 will probably always be a classic, the release of the Enhanced and Expanded edition for the Play Station 5, Xbox series S, and X has breathed new life into the game you know and love. The improved graphics won't change your need for money though, and the stock market remains one of the game's easiest methods to get it.
Though some players pan investing in the company, putting your money in Lifeinvader is one of the best ways to generate cash if you're smart about it. It may sound strange trying to make money legitimately in a game that is all about committing crimes, but there are ways to press the scales to your advantage. Besides, how else are you supposed to get your sweet new ride? Steal it?
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13 You Can Invest In Lifeinvader Stock Before Anything Else
Friend Request, the mission you take to assassinate the CEO of Lifeinvader, Jay Norris, is your introduction to GTA 5's stock market system. But, if you're in the know, you can actually invest in Lifeinvader before the mission, directly on their website.
Most of these strategies work best before you explode Jay in front of a live television audience, so invest early and invest often.
12 Lifeinvader Has No Competitors
One of the advantages of being a nigh-unstoppable criminal in GTA 5 is that you can influence the stock market. How? By putting a bullet in the head of a company CEO, of course. Killing one will tank their company's stock, and give their competitors a huge boost. Invest at the right time, and you'll get a huge windfall.
Unfortunately, you can't press the scales in your favor when it comes to Lifeinvader. Sure, you'll eventually kill the company's CEO, but there's no opposing company that benefits from his death. So, unless you follow the proper steps, neither will you.
11 Don't Sink Everything Into It
Lifeinvader stock investment in GTA 5 can be lucrative, but that doesn't mean that it should be the only company you put your money into. The game has dozens of companies you can invest in, and you can influence each in different ways. Want to get cheap insurance stock? Blow up a bunch of cars. Tired of ECola being down? Just buy a bunch of them from a vending machine.
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Just like in real life, a diverse stock portfolio will protect you from loss. Lifeinvader is a good investment, but why force yourself into a corner?
10 Set Aside A Large Chunk Of Change
The more money you have the more money you can make, plain and simple. Because of this, it’s important to create a budget that’s set aside exclusively for investing purposes. This can be as large or as small as you want, but larger is always better.
Sure, you'll want to spend money on better guns and ammo. But it's a good idea to mentally allocate a portion of those funds, say 10% of all earnings, to back your investing goals.
9 The Stock Market In GTA 5 Refreshes Every 10 Minutes Or So
Stock prices can change every ten minutes or so in the game. This doesn’t mean they will fluctuate, merely that they could and typically do.
Like stocks in real-life the valuations of the companies behind them are constantly in flux. The idea is that the prices rise and fall as people buy and sell the stocks, or as the companies see a rise and fall in valuation. In the game, these changes are almost always random.
8 Day Trading Strategy
You'll want to decide early on what investing strategy you want to pursue. The day trading strategy involves investing money in Lifeinvader stock and then checking the price changes every ten minutes. If it goes up you sell. if it goes down, you buy.
This will make the most money in the long run. If you invest $100,000 when the stock is valued at $5 and then sell when the stock goes up ten cents a few minutes later, you'll have made $10,000. Not bad for ten minutes. But this does get tedious as you have to constantly check the price fluctuations and be patient when they don’t rise.
7 Buy And Hold Strategy
Alternatively for those of you who don’t feel like being glued to the stock market when there's an actual video game to play, there is the buy and hold strategy. The idea is to buy the stock at a low point and then sit on it for a long time only checking in periodically.
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This can result in massive windfalls as the money can climb to five or ten times the original value. But for most of the game, it won’t make any money and is less profitable than the day trading strategy. Only go this route if you'd rather play the game and make some passive money on the side.
6 $3 Is The Lowest It’ll Go
Based on players’ reports the lowest the stock will ever reach in any playthrough is $3. The high point is widely debated with some players reporting a cap of $30-$50 with others saying it can reach $100 or even $300 a share.
The important takeaway is that it’s generally considered to never go lower than $3. You can safely buy them at these rock bottom prices and simply wait for the upswing before selling them again. Their loss is your gain.
5 It’s Random Each Playthrough
Stock prices, fluctuations, and even how often they fluctuate are entirely random for every playthrough. As a result, it’s impossible to predict the exact prices or the changes at any given time.
There are moments in the game that do trigger changes, but there’s no telling how much the change will affect the price. For Lifeinvader, there is no pattern and only killing Jay Norris will affect the price negatively.
4 Killing The Owner Drops The Stock
Taking the Friend Request mission means you'll be murdering the CEO of Lifeinvader on live television. Doing this will cause the stock to quickly plummet and remain in the red for a long time, often the rest of the storyline.
Killing Jay will seriously affect your investment strategy. You can make a lot of money either way, but it's important to know that there are definitely before and after stages.
3 Cash Out Before Killing Him
Because you can invest in Lifeinvader stock before this mission it’s important to either invest a small amount to minimize losses or be comfortable with the risk of taking a hit. Once you commit to the mission the stock will drop in value meaning anything you invest will go down the proverbial tube.
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If you're day trading, wait for a few cycles to cash out at a profit, and then stay away from Lifeinvader. If pursuing the buy and hold strategy, other strategies might be more appropriate.
2 Buy As Much As You Can After Killing Him
This is the move to make if you're using the buy and hold strategy. Once the CEO is dead and the stock has tanked, likely to its low point of $3, you can buy up as much stock as your little heart desires. Because the stock is at such a low point it’s a great buying opportunity for massive rewards when the stock does recover.
If you put $100,000 in this stock at $3 and then sell when the stock rises back to even $30, you'll walk away with $1 million on top of the original investment. If that stock climbs up to $100 or $300 a share? You’re looking at some major bucks, especially if you can invest $1 million or more.
1 After Killing The CEO You Have To Be Patient
Probably because its CEO died in such a spectacular way, it takes a long time for Lifeinvader Stock to recover. If you're buying and holding, it might get frustrating if you don't know that the stock will get better. Many players have mentioned that it doesn’t happen until after the story has been completed and they’re in the post-game content.
You don't need to do this if you're a day trader, since you can nickel and dime your way to large profits faster than if you have everything stuck in the market for the entire game. A dedicated day trader can easily raise tens of millions before the story ends and the stock recovers. But, if you want to set some money aside for a rainy day, it's a good idea to keep some cash in this devalued stock.
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