Terra Stomper | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:33:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Terra Stomper | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 The Case Against Power https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2019/02/the-case-against-power/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=91686

Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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The holidays are in full swing and the new year is right around the corner. And as some of you may know, the stock market has been a bit shaky in the last month or so. But it seems Magic is still doing pretty well during this slightly volatile time. I think a good portion […]

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Ultimate Masters is still in full bounce back mode, and the last World Magic Cup has come to a finish. Plus, some sweet Ravnica Allegiance spoilers have hit the market so there’s gonna be a nice mix of things to talk about again in this piece. Owing to the spoilers, this might be a little […]

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Many people have been saying there’s been a little less movement regarding Magic finance during the past few weeks or months. Some people are saying there’s a slowdown. Others are saying it’s normal because the holidays are around the corner and players have less money to spend on Magic cards. Regardless, Magic continues to move […]

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Mike covers his Top 10 picks from Ixalan most likely to make an impact in Constructed, and offers his financial observations along the way.

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Sylvain gives us an update on the price of M15 rares and gets ready to follow his investing strategy. He also offers his thoughts on Goblin Rabblemaster, the most expensive M15 rare so far.

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Although playing it safe with investments almost guarantees a positive return, it's hard not to lament missed opportunity cost. This week Sigmund acknowledges this itch and reconciles his MTG Finance strategy going forward.

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Mike Lanigan surveys the new decks to come from the Pro Tour, as well as the price changes in key cards as we near rotation.

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Each week, we review what went on behind the QS Insider curtain. It's a great way to see what you might be missing if you're not a subscriber, and a great way to get caught up if you are!

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After establishing a successful strategy to invest in core set mythics, Sylvain explains the strategy he intends to apply to M15 rares based on the price evolution of M14 rares this past year.

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Pete returns with an update to his popular Horde Magic format, introducing an element of story with The Raid.

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Neale brings you one vision, one goal, one overriding, dominating objective: blue mages must die.

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