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

David Schumann breaks down the concept of liquidity and explains how it applies to several different classes of cards.

David Schumann looks at some traps in thinking that can befall the speculator. Don’t fall prey to these comfortable mistruths.

Yet another week has gone by, yielding many dramatic shifts in card prices. But Sigmund has noticed a few trends in the commonalities between these price movers. This week he breaks down the mtgstocks “interests” to understand some underlying themes.

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.

What are the staples of Commander? Andy Martin knows better than most how much card evaluation changes under Commander’s unique rules. Read on to hear his picks for top five in each color.

Speculation and market investment in Magic is in its Golden Era right now. We have access to information at a speed that we never had before in Magic. If you’re spying for new tech, you don’t have to wait for a tournament report on the Dojo or read about it a month later in Inquest – you can hustle over to GGSlive and watch Kibler cast Huntmaster of the Fells in real-time. This article is about Magic speculation and price bubbles in what I am calling the “early modern” era.

Tyler surveys the top 10 non-land Legacy legal cards in Magic, noting a few unsuspected cards fetching high price tags.

David Conrad breaks down cards and categories you should be thinking about this rumor season.

What levels of speculation risk you are comfortable with? Is your portfolio diverse enough? Sigmund discusses different Magic card risk levels and explores examples of each.

Forrest Ryan fills in for Mike this week in a FREE Insider article. With puns aplenty, Forrest finds us the tools to make use of those calm moments before Magic’s routine financial flurries, and hands us a few cards to keep watch on.

Neale’s back with the biggest and baddest decks ever to stack up to 99 cards! Today’s competitive Commander deck update featuress Jhoria, Azami, Zur, and more!

Carlos loves to build decks, including those of five colors. Join him this week, defending the multicolor player in us all, and aiming for spot between casual and competitive with a Polymorph deck. Check it out!