Year	Stock	Return (Low to High)	Investment Value at Year End
1990	MTR	1,556.69%	$82,834.50
1991	CATO	1,025%	$919,092.63
1992	RGLD	1,170%	$11,019,384.99
1993	CRMT	2,032%	$234,932,835.78
1994	MTR	1,000%	$2,584,261,193.58
1995	MTR	900%	$28,427,350,129.38

In each case I buy at their low for the given year and sell at their high for the given year.

By the end of 1995 I'm set to retire in incredible luxury by just blowing a billion dollars on whatever strikes my fancy. The rest of the money I hand out to whatever group, neighbourhood, cause, whatever that I think needs money to the tune of a million dollars a day. Since I've probably got about 15 years left to me after that, my remaining money goes into a trust that does a "perpetual withdrawal" scenario. Assuming a conservative 5% return on the trust's account, I can perpetually pay out about 3.5 million dollars per day forever. The trustees would be tasked with paying out according to my rules, of course.

[–] match@pawb.social 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

the stockmarket is not a casino, you cannot simply put $200 million on a car dealership company in 1993 and expect it to pay out the same way without altering the timeline

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah having $28 billion in 1995 would put you on the short list of wealthiest people. Even at 2 billion there would be people watching you like a hawk.

That being said if it is 1990 then they either have the identifying credentials of someone younger or they do not have them at all. This would make investment impossible. It's1990 so many of the standard banking practices are in play.

[–] LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al 8 points 3 days ago

Hi billionaire genius it's me your best friend.

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You wouldn't know this though unless you are a stock autist in which case, cool

Edit: I am not so I would put it all into apple at 31 cents a share. Would be worth something like 700 mil now with all the stock splits. The Forrest Gump strategy

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How are you going to invest? You cannot set up a bank account with someone else's social security info. In 1990 I would be 15 not 50 so all of my info is worthless.

[–] ZDL@ttrpg.network 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The same way criminals in general do: fake ID.

[–] LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al 2 points 3 days ago

Good move. You can easily get that in 1990 for small amounts

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You have $5000. That is not enough to establish a fake identity that will work to get you an investment account.

Im assuming OP wasn't alive in 1990 because that amount is absurdly small.

[–] ZDL@ttrpg.network 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So that means I need a partner.

The amount of nit-picking here over a pure, whimsical thought experiment is really weird. ESPECIALLY since each objection has counters you can deal with in seconds.

I guess people need to "win". I'll just continue with the whimsy, though. It's more fun. You do you, though.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You have $5k. You aren't demonstrating great social skills here so how are you convincing someone not to just steal your $5k? How are you going to convince them to give you anything when they have made all of the money on paper?

How do they give you money when you cannot create a bank account?

This isn't nit picking. You are saying "im going to do x" and Im asking how because I was alive at the time and know how these things work IRL.

[–] ZDL@ttrpg.network 4 points 3 days ago

I was alive WAY the fuck before that. Like WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY the fuck before.

Difference between you and me here is I understand things like "intent" and "fun" and you don't.

See the difference?

[–] LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al 1 points 3 days ago

I'm flattered that you think I'm so young. I'm middle aged.