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

With the last Grand Prix for a month under his belt, Ryan breaks down more Modern speculation, his pick ups from Orlando, and his take on a few choice card in Standard!

Tags: finance, Modern, Ryan Bushard, Speculation

Dark Ascension is the talk of the town. Ryan tips you off to the Innistrad cards you should be picking up before time run out!

Tags: Box to Extended, finance, Innistrad, Investment, Ryan Bushard, Speculation, Standard

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

What is a card worth? Every card has value. Any player with Wi-Fi access can scroll through the various Internet retailers for a card's value. Don't feel bad. We all do it. The urge to put a price tag on a collection is irresistible. Following the Jones Industrial Magic Index (JIMI) ensures the progress of [...]

Tags: Financial, money, Social, Speculation

Here we are, back with another week of the big movers in Standard. I would like to thank those who have offered me polite and constructive feedback on this series, and ask that they continue to do so. I know everyone is hungry for the data and analysis; however, I would first like to respond [...]

Tags: Card Prices, Financial, money, Speculation

This summer we will see another core set release. Around this time last year many magic players were wondering, "How can they top M10?". Once again, the same question is being asked, this time it is about improving on M11. What did M11 do to top M10? Exciting (at the time) reprints, interesting and playable [...]

Tags: M12, Magic 2012, Rumors, Speculation, Spoiler

As usual, the market is moving, and the metagame is shifting! I know that everyone wants to get straight into the analysis, but before we do, here are a few of the changes we made this week based on reader suggestions: Divided the tables into separate "Winners" and "Losers" tables Added table sortability (thanks, Trick!) [...]

Tags: Financial, money, Speculation, trading

Kelly pulls a pie out of the oven and it is chock full of crow!

Tags: Financial, Pre-release, Predictions, Speculation, Spoilers