Hasbro recently reported their earnings. Things look a little bleak, but Magic: the Gathering is one of their strongest performers. How does the stock market and the mothership’s results cater to your profit? Sigmund dives deeper into this relationship and unearths some careful observations.

In this Insider-worthy article, Josh Rayden lays down five rules to follow when new sets and spoiler seasons roll around. How can you avoid taking a loss on preorders? And what’s the best strategy when investing in Avacyn Restored right now?

I’m back again this week, scouring event results for more Modern speculation calls for your trading profit. Why should you care about Modern? Even if you don’t play, there is a lot of official support for the format. The Pro Tour for Avacyn Restored features Modern, as do several Grands Prix this year. Modern events fire almost every day on Magic Online, which brings us a steady feed of information. No doubt, pros are looking at these same results and compiling the best decks to bring to the Pro Tour. We’ve seen double-digit price changes during Pro Tours and I don’t think Modern events are any different. It’s the perfect time for breakout cards to shine. Let’s take a look at a few that I’ve identified early in the lead-up.

What cards should you target at your prerelease? Corbin Hosler offers his Avacyn Restored card predictions in his standard Prerelease Primer!

Cavern of Souls is going to redefine many formats, prepare for the move before everyone else figures it out.

While most writers look to uncover the hidden gems of Avacyn Restored this week, Sigmund attempts a refreshingly different topic. He explains a couple recent experiences he’s had on MOTL and appeals to the greater MTG community for some moral guidance on value trading.

I love doing my financial recaps of older sets where I mine the expensive cards, but going back further is a little harder in two ways. First, there are just so few good cards in older sets. Second, the good ones don’t often turn over, so it’s hard to establish prices. Luckily, Mirage Block was the first “modern” block and it brought in some great spells that wizards still sling today. Let’s take a walk through time as we re-acquaint ourselves with the block. Below is a list of some of the choice picks from the block; I left out the cards worth under two dollars, leaving only the prime cards on the list. There are some cards in here that I guarantee will surprise you.

Corbin Hosler breaks down why Avacyn Restored might not affect Standard like the usual third set does, and what it means for you financially!

Chad’s first impression of the newest Mythic Rares previewed since last week.

In the stock market, penny stocks are cheap, probably-junk securities that you get on the hope that they move up a few cents and show you a profit. They’re an alluring strategy in the stock market because you can get a big volume of them. For one share of Apple, you could score well over 5,000 shares of a junk medical-science company that may be on the verge of a huge patent. If your shares go up, they go UP. We look at penny stocks in Magic the same way; these are the gambits that you stock up on with hopes of big payoffs.

Sigmund explores preordering and which cards you should pick up at their current bargain prices.

Corbin Hosler details his recent experience buying a collection and needs your help to finish flipping it!