Playing GTA 5 is fun, but it is also quite expensive. If you want to always stay stylish like Franklin, Trevor and Michael, or want to own every property in Los Santos, then you need a solid amount of GTA dollars.
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And the easiest and guaranteed way to make money? It’s simple – complete Lester’s assassination missions. If you buy and sell stocks at the right time, you can become not just a millionaire but a billionaire. Yes, so much money that you can easily buy a $150 million golf club.
This guide will tell you which stocks to buy and when to sell in each mission. But remember, make a new save before each mission, if you make a mistake, you can reload it.
Lifeinvader Stock — Can you earn money on this?
In the “Friend Request” mission, Michael brings down Lifeinvader founder Jay Norris. But the sad thing is that at this time you do not get access to the stock exchange of GTA 5, so you will not get any profit from this stock.
The Hotel Assassination — Stock Tips
Franklin gets his first target: Brett Lowrey, CEO of Bilkington Research. The formula here is this:
- Monday: Before the mission, buy Betta Pharmaceuticals (BETA) stock from BAWSAQ, invest money of all characters.
- Tuesday: After the mission is completed, the stock price increases by 50%. Sell the profit — the price starts falling after 24 in-game hours.
- Tuesday–Friday: Now invest money in Bilkington Research (BIL) via LCN. After the price falls, it increases by 100% within 72 hours. Take the profit!
This mission is necessary during the story. It would be better to do all the other missions of Lester only after completing the story, so that you have more starting cash.
The Multi-Target Assassination — Stock Tips
Lester sends you to take out 4 targets at once. You can make a lot of money here too:
- Buy DEB: Before the mission, buy Debonaire (DEB) stock from LCN. Preferably on Monday.
- Sell DEB: After some time of the mission, the stock increases by 60%. Take the profit.
- Buy RWC: Now invest the money in Redwood (RWC). This stock increases by 300% in 2–4 days! Bumper money!
The Vice Assassination — Stock Tips
Franklin goes to take out an employee of a software company. This is the plan:
- Buy FRUC: Buy Fruit (FRUC) stock before the mission at BAWSAQ.
- Sell FRUC: The price increases by 25% in 6–8 in-game hours. Sell it quickly!
- Buy & Sell Facade: Now invest money back in Facade. After 48 in-game hours, you get 33% profit.
The Bus Assassination — Stock Tips
The target is Isaac Penny, who is investing in Vapid’s stocks:
- Buy VAP: When you kill him, then buy Vapid (VAP) stock from BAWSAQ.
- Sell VAP: After just 2 days, it increases by 100%. Money doubles!
The Construction Assassination — Stock Tips
In the final mission, you have to kill Enzo Bonelli. There is a stock trick with this too:
- Buy GCD: Take Gold Coast Development (GCD) stock from LCN before the mission.
- Sell GCD: It increases by 45% after 24 in-game hours of murder. Sell it on time.
If you did these missions after “The Big Score” heist and got max loot (41 million per character), then you can earn 2.1 billion GTA dollars from assassination missions!
But there is a limit – GTA 5 uses 32-bit integer system, and glitches occur when you exceed 2,147,483,468 GTA$. So it’s clear, Lester’s missions are the best and fastest way to make money in GTA 5. If you invest smartly, you can become a multi-billionaire with simple missions.
Just don’t forget to create save points before and during missions. Timing, patience, and a little strategy – and all your GTA dreams will come true.
