Mathieu takes a serious look at one of Journey into Nyx's new mechanics, Constellation, to see if there is a new archetype to be crafted.

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Mathieu examines a real-life finance situation he recently encountered while buying cards online, demonstrating the simple ways that market inefficiencies can generate profit.

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Mathieu scans the current finance landscape for under-appreciated growth opportunities.

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Mathieu discusses how to identify good targets based on what format cards are played in.

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Mathieu stresses one of the most valuable actions a Magic financeer can take: buying.

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Mathieu weighs in with his current Theros picks as the Standard format continues to settle.

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Mathieu weighs in with some wisdom he's gained concerning the difference between investing in sealed product and singles.

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Mathieu constructs another $100 portfolio composed of safe picks as Innistrad rotation approaches.

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Mathieu constructs another portfolio of cards to pick up, this time skewing his choices towards upcoming Theros.

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Mathieu constructs a $100 portfolio of current picks, exclusively composed of low-dollar cards to provide diversity and maximize growth potential.

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Mathieu serves up strong plans of what your trading and investment strategy should be as we enter a Modern world.

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Mathieu breaks down his hot/cold system for the price evaluation of cards, providing current examples of what you should be targeting and what you should be moving.

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Mathieu is looking to the growth of casual magic for a potential value boom, and outlines some of the cards he has his eye on and how you should market them to the casual players you encounter.

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Mathieu offers a model for balancing your Magic investment portfolio, including some valuable strategies for the coming months.

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Mathieu demonstrates the profit to be made from the turnover of old cards, using two of his recent transactions as illustration.

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Mathieu picks some targets for people looking to cash out on their Modern profits that should be excellent growth picks as we move out of Modern PTQ season.

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Find out what Gatecrash cards Mathieu thinks hold the greatest potential to gain value, as well as his picks of what to avoid.

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Check in with Mathieu before hitting FNM and events this weekend to see which Gatecrash cards he suggests you pick up now, and which ones to out before they fall.

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Mathieu breaks down pricing on all fetch and shocklands to show which cards will make the most lucrative targets in the coming months.

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Mathieu has his eye on a number of cards that will be essential for combo decks in Modern this PTQ season. He even has a few picks for combo in Standard, including a few about to arrive in Gatecrash.

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