When you call it like you see them, sometimes you're just going to be wrong. Ryan shares how he handles missed calls, both good and bad, and what you can about yours!

Tags: Dark Ascension, finance, Financial, Ryan Bushard, Speculation, Wisdom

Gearing up for the Prerelease this weekend? Ryan runs down the winners - obvious and surprising - that you should pick up from Dark Ascension!

Tags: Box to Extended, Dark Ascension, Financial, Ryan Bushard, Speculation

Speculation is an attractive idea in Magic finance: you can gain the biggest returns for the smallest invest, but it comes with a steep risk. Ryan shares some of his targets and predictions!

Tags: Box to Extended, Financial, Ryan Bushard, Speculation

Ryan's quest to complete a set of Extended is ambitious and admirable. But it's his ability to break down his systems, and share how and why he's doing things, that sets him apart from the pack! (This article originally ran September 9, 2011.)

Tags: Box to Extended, Financial, Ryan Bushard, trade

There are cards. Then there are "cards." The journey of Magic "pimp" continues with Ryan's take on handling promotional foils!

Tags: Box to Extended, Financial, Foil, pimp, Promo, Promos, Ryan Bushard

Ryan continues his dive into "pimp" in Magic, this time covering traders who travel to the United States, and why the biggest events are where you need to be!

Tags: Box to Extended, Financial, Foil, Foreign, pimp, Ryan Bushard

Ryan discusses the act of pimping cards for decks, the drive and an examination of motives.

Tags: Financial, Foil, Foreign, pimp, Ryan Bushard

Jesse has some opinions on Magic finance writers, from the title you might guess what angle he's coming from.

Tags: Financial, Jesse Mason, money

This week Ryan takes a look at the cards that everyone overlooks, assuming their value to be worthless: commons.

Tags: Box to Extended, Case to Completion, Financial, money, Ryan Bushard

When things are changing, there is money to be made. This week Ryan explores how these changes can affect your financial future in Magic.

Tags: Box to Extended, Financial, Ryan Bushard, trading