I have several old certificates for captial stock issued between August 1921 and June 1924 for "Universal Tide Power Company". Any ideas of how to find out what they are worth (if anything) or perhaps someone might have some info on this Massachussetts company?
2006-07-24 08:02:33 · 6 answers · asked by Y 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Contact a financial adviser.... they are usually free until you decide to do business with them. they make their money from the actual transactions. In the meantime, those certificates are just like money until you find out about the company. Lock up in a safe place and do not sign anything on the certificate.
2006-07-24 08:08:57 · answer #1 · answered by msfyrebyrd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll either have to do the research yourself or find a company that specializes in the process of researching old stock certificates.
Of course if they are valuable, you end up paying a percentage of the value.
2006-07-24 08:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by fiddlesticks9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend taking any stock you find to an investment office. Scottrade, for example, is the one I use, and they have offices all over. Go to their website, find the closest location, and take all the certificates you find. They can accept them, create an account for you, and put the cash value in your account. Other options are Merrill Lynch offices, American Express financial offices, etc., but those tend to be a little more expensive.
2016-03-16 04:35:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the Edgar Archives of the SEC and start a search there. They could be very valuable or just plain worthless. If the issuing company was bought out and possibly several times over then you may have thousands of share of like CON ED!
2006-07-24 08:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by golferwhoworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask a stock broker-since they are so old, the value may not be monetary due to maturity but valuable historically.
check out information on the company talk to historians, check stock companies. if Universals Tide Power Co was bought out by one of the big corporations, you may be able to turn them in for profit.
good luck.
2006-07-24 08:11:28 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whatever someone is willing to pay........ old stock certificayes are highly collected
2006-07-24 08:07:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use this website.
2006-07-24 08:07:18 · answer #7 · answered by moondog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋