Matthew Lewis breaks down the year in terms of investments to be made on mtgo throughout the upcoming year.

Carl’s financial insights this week are of a meditative variety. How do we know when it’s right to tap into our “just in case” blue-chip cards? And how do we justify selling those precious, sentimental cards if it is?

Last week, we tore through the first half of Shards of Alara. We saw hit commons like Blightning and killer trade bait like Death Baron. Let’s take a close look at the second half of the set this week and see what treasures we come upon.

Corbin Hosler breaks down some of the Modern cards you’ll want to stock to prepare for the upcoming PTQ season!

Chad Havas dissects some recent modern daily results to find new cards to target in trades.

Sigmund assesses how well he adhered to his 2011 New Year’s Resolutions and outlines this year’s, all with an eye toward profitably growing his collection in 2012.

Carl presents us with a primer on using arbitrage to take advantage of different markets. From trading locally to business ventures with your LGS, all the profit and peril of arbitrage can be yours!

Corbin Hosler details what made 2011 a banner year for Magic finance, and makes an honest assessment of how he did on the year.

Last minute Modern pickups before the New Year.

Having an Ad Hoc trade binder can make for a disorganized trading strategy. Read on to find out how Sigmund applies the risk categories identified in last week’s article to organize his trade binder and maximize value.

Join us as we conclude our look into the wonderful world of foils! All the thrills and chills of discovery and profit await you as we discover trading tactics and identify more foils of value and why they are so.

Eventide is packed with some expensive casual and tournament cards. The set contains many enemy-colored cards, from Lieges to filter-lands. The power of the lands, along with Reflecting Pool and the Vivid cycle, let people play essentially anything they wanted in decks.