Richard Polsky is back with a new list of cardinal virtues in Contemporary art. Here are the headings for his 9 Ways to Make Money in the Art Market, to read the rational behind each one, you’ll have to go to Artnet.com:

1. Buy the Program
2. Sacrifice Your Pawn (to Get to the Queen)
3. Buy from an Artist’s Estate
4. Buy New Release Prints
5. Buy Items that Pass at Auction
6. Buy Directly from the Artist’s Studio
7. Buy Pre-Retrospective
8. Buy an Artist Who is Switching Galleries
9. Piggyback a Purchase on a Museum Trustee

Nine Ways to Make Money in the Art Market (Artnet.com)