Commentary from APM: Marketplace

Paying off student loans can be a long and scary venture. But one way to get a handle on how to make it an affordable experience is to take a tip from the Pilgrims.

The quest for engaged consumers is relentless (and annoying) in the new advertising world.

Critics say immigration reform would cost the government trillions in safety net spending. Commentator Robert Reich says it would actually generate more revenue.

Calvin Coolidge learned the hard way that cutting taxes doesn't necessarily shrink the size of government.

A word of caution for elderly couples thinking about signing divorce papers.

The joint tax return may seem as inevitable as the income tax itself. But commentator Anne Alstott says the joint return is obsolete, and the nation would be better off without it.

Obama's proposal to recalculate the rate of inflation hurts seniors who spend more on health care than the rest of us.

The year's almost up on the challenge from Boston's mayor for the city to lose one million pounds.

The disposition effect says investors tend to "sell the winners, and hold onto the losers" for purely emotional reasons. One behavioral economist fell for the classic investment mistake.

It seems like con artists are dreaming up new scams every week -- and often seniors fall prey to the trickery. But why?