Manipulating markets, stock reports and investments is a hobby of many, especially those who use their knowledge to keep their wealth hidden. Although your actual available money is a function of your Resources, you can use Influence (Finance) to start or smother businesses, crush or support banking institutions and alter credit records. Clearly, such power over money is not to be trifled with. Fortunes are made and destroyed with this sort of power.
Finance Influence Action Chart
| Cost | Action |
| 1 | Learn about major transactions and financial events. Raise capital ($1,000). |
| 2 | Trace an unsecured small account. Raise capital to purchase a small business (single, small store). |
| 3 | Purchase a large business (a few small branches or a single large store or service). |
| 4 | Manipulate local banking (delay deposits, alter credit ratings). Ruin a small business. |
| 5 | Manipulate an aspect of city-wide banking (shut off ATMs, arrange a bank "holiday"). Ruin a large business. |
| 6 | Obliterate all savings and credit for one individual (destroy one level of Resources). Control the price of a minor commodity. |
| 7 | Exert minor influence over local stock prices. Purchase a minor nationwide corporation. |
| 8 | Control the price of a major commodity. Cause inflation or depression for a regional area. |
| 9 | Siphon off all profits from a minor corporation ($100,000). Own a major nationwide corporation. |
| 10 | Create a stock market crash Influence nationwide economic trends. Make someone an instant millionaire ($1,000,000). |