This week Sig examines budget, time, and enjoyment as three vectors of Magic finance that dictate how you should set priorities to get the most out of the hobby.

Gold-bordered cards provide a budget alternative in casual formats for Reserved List cards like Gaea’s Cradle or Grim Monolith. This week Sig examines these underappreciated gems.

The banning of Deathrite Shaman and Gitaxian Probe will have a dramatic impact on the Legacy metagame, and today Adam explores the financial impact.

Rob returns this week with one of his favorite picks from Battlebond!

There have been some big price movements across formats this week, so Adam explains what’s going on…

In his first article for Quiet Speculation, Jim Casale covers Commander cards from Hour of Devastation that may end up holding a significant portion of the set’s value.

Niels addresses a moral dilemma he recently ran into during a collection purchase.

Now that we’ve got our hands on the powerful reprints from Conspiracy 2, there’s only one wise path forward as far as MTG finance is concerned: sell. Sigmund explains.

Sigmund surveys the downward trend on eternal cards people have noticed of late, and discusses how it pertains to Magic finance more generally.

2013 was a transformative year for MTG finance. Sigmund shares the top five lessons–some more expensive than others–this year taught him.

The approaching Holiday Cube is set to inject Urza’s and Masques block boosters into the MTGO market. Matthew Lewis discusses the resulting financial opportunities.

Jason comments on the precarious nature of online orders before a price spike, discusses the new trigger rules, and surveys tournaments from Baltimore to Indianapolis.