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Cassie LaBelle

AuthorCassie LaBelle

Cassie LaBelle is a professional writer and long-time Magic financier based in Denver, Colorado. She has been part of the competitive Magic community since 2001, and has been writing about trading and speculation on a weekly basis since 2010. She believes that smart buying decisions and the framework of personal finance can be used to make Magic more affordable and accessible to all.

Commanding Your Wallet

Chas looks at developing market trends in anticipation of the release of the Commander 2013 decks, and picks his winners (and sleepers!) for the set – what potential Legacy playables should you pick up at the ground floor price?

Forecasting Standard

Chas Andres writes about the effect that Pro Tour Theros has had on Magic finance, his thoughts on the cards in Commander 2013 revealed thus far, and updates to his spec portfolio.

A Colossal Waste Of Time

Chas digs into and explores the slow grind of dealing with bulk cards by the boxload, trying to extract maximum value from a random thousand-count box to analyze the profit of spending time to make money via bulk cards.

Welcome To Overreaction Week!

Chas Andres looks at the price terrain for Standard in the wake of the first week of tournament results. Which cards are rising stars, and which ones have lost ground?

Rethinking Casual Magic

Is there any rhyme or reason to what becomes a casual hit? Should you be looking for the next Asceticism in Theros or waiting until rotation? Chas Andres investigates.

Theros Set Review, Part 3

Chas concludes his financial review of Theros with his thoughts about the mythics in the set and provides an update about his ongoing spec portfolio. Check it out!

Theros Set Review, Part 2

Check out the second part of Chas Andres’ financial review of Theros, which picks up where he left off on Monday and covers the green, gold, artifact, and land rares!

Theros Set Review, Part 1

Chas looks at the spoiled rares of Theros and tries to ask the right questions about how likely they are to become players in Standard, starting with white, blue, black, and red.

Predicting Stuff Is Hard

Chas explains why he uses dynamic predictions when reviewing cards from new sets, shares his thoughts about the Gods of Theros, and provides an update on his spec portfolio.

Magic Finance At Large Events

If you want to start hitting up larger events but are intimidated or don’t know where to begin, check out Chas’ primer on buying, selling, and trading at large events.

Building A Portfolio

In this article, Chas puts together a $1,000 spec portfolio. At the end of his articles over the next few months, he’ll look in on the portfolio and see how well he’s doing.

Ten Investment Rules To Live By

Chas shares a finance article he came across that he’s found quite useful, Ten Investment Rules to Live By, and includes his own thoughts on how it applies to Magic finance.

A Tale Of Twenty

Chas analyzes the latest From the Vault product, From the Vault: Twenty, and shares the cards he would have picked for each year. Let him know what you think in the comments!

The Audit

This week Chas looks back on all three of his Return to Ravnica block set reviews and sees where he went right and where he screwed up so he can learn from his mistakes.

Limited Release Fatigue

Chas talks about the two latest limited release products—the Comic-Con walkers and From the Vault: Twenty—as well as the first week of M14 results and Theros teases.