Adam shares his #mtgfinance recommendations for 2015. Start planning now!

2014 was a huge year in Magic finance. You’re going to love this webcast if you missed any of it (and who hasn’t?). The crew talks about the hits and misses of 2014 and their sure-fire calls for next year’s financial picks. Join Adam Yurchick, James Chillcott and Doug Linn as they discuss a landmark year in Magic’s history. Available in full video or audio-only podcast format.

Sylvain examines a critical component of any investment–time. Between the duration of the investment itself and the human labor required to implement it, time is one component you don’t want to underestimate when evaluating the performance of a spec.

Jason Alt offers a twist on the year-end retrospective with a (perhaps more useful) prospective for the coming year. Follow along with his month-by-month plan for maximizing opportunities according to what we know so far.

Not long ago Sigmund made an interesting comparison between Magic and silver prices, but his argument missed a few points. This week he expands upon his thesis by exploring how silver, oil, and the Euro can all impact the value of your collection.

David Schumann checks in with the Stock Watch one last time before the holidays. Read on for the latest movement in the Penny, Blue-Chip, Value and Growth stocks of MTG.

In the holiday spirit, Danny Brown looks at some red and/or green cards that should be on your radar. These cards are recently rotated and likely at price floors, so they’re primed for pickup.

Between the announcement of Modern Masters 2015 and many people clamoring for a ban on Cruise, Modern is in a volatile place right now. Corbin extrapolates from the results at GP Milan to get an idea of the format’s future.

Considering the ideal opening of a new deck can lead you down different paths in deckbuilding. Mike Lanigan breaks down the major Standard contenders according to their opening plan, and explains what that says about their strategy.

Adam delves into the various ways one can profit from trading that aren’t apparent on the surface–and which don’t require sharking a trade partner by resorting to the dreaded “value trade”.

Modern Masters 2015 is official, but little is known at the moment except for the included sets. According to Sylvain, this information is worth as much as the spoiler list of MM2015 from a speculative standpoint–take advantage of it now!

Doomwake Giant’s prices on MTGO and in paper are wildly divergent. While this seems to be the same pattern followed by Stoke the Flames, which eventually underwent a correction, there may be more to the story. Jason Alt investigates.

Treasure Cruise Legacy is here. The Khans sorcery has had a significant impact on the format, leaving only one question left to answer: do you try to beat them or join them? Sigmund has some speculative ideas around the former.