Wednesday's Personal Finance Stories
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Don't miss these top stories: Ordering goods online usually means a certain amount of delayed gratification as you wait for items to be shipped to your door. But increasingly, retailers are trying out same-day delivery for their online customers, and Wal-Mart is the latest to offer the service.Kelli B. Grant has the details in her story today, plus read why people may trade their old iPads for a newer, smaller version in today's Personal Finance Daily. Also, read five things to watch for in the vice presidential debate on Thursday night and learn about four glorious — but forgotten — baseball pennant races. —Amy Hoak , assistant editorCan same-day service deliver?
Wal-Mart becomes the latest retailer to toy with same-day delivery.
Can same-day service deliver? Apple fans may trade old iPads for mini version
Selling an old iPad may cover much of the cost of the newer, smaller one.
Apple fans may trade old iPads for mini version. 4 glorious but forgotten baseball pennant races
There's nothing quite like a great Major League Baseball pennant race. Here are four glorious races of the past that you may not remember.
4 glorious but forgotten baseball pennant races. 401(k) paperwork gets mixed grades on clarity
A lot is riding on the 401(k) industry's new disclosure rules, which the Department of Labor hopes will give small-business owners a plain-English explanation of what their retirement plans cost to run.
401(k) paperwork gets mixed grades on clarity. Should seniors bother paying off debt?
An older couple paid off $120,000 in credit-card debt, but some experts say at their age they might have been better off in bankruptcy.
Should seniors bother paying off debt? ECONOMY AND POLITICS
Vice presidential debate: 5 things to watch
5 things to watch when Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan square off in their one and only debate on Thursday night in Danville, Ky.
Vice presidential debate: 5 things to watch. Bair talks of battle over bank bailout rules
The process of setting up rules to dismantle a big failing bank so it doesn't cause a Lehman-like seizing up of the financial system was a battle pitting one regulator against another, the former chief of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said.
Bair talks of battle over bank bailout rules. Economy missing its spark, top forecaster says
The U.S. economy is missing that vital spark that could lead to a virtuous cycle of faster growth and more jobs, said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist for Capital Economics, and the winner of the Forecaster of the Month award from MarketWatch.
Economy missing its spark, top forecaster says. INVESTING
The case for active fund managers
Most actively run mutual funds don't outperform the indexes they're trying to beat, but that doesn't mean you should abandon active management, writes Conrad de Aenlle.
The case for active fund managers. Want growth? Try devaluing
Here's a dirty little secret that the International Monetary Fund might want concealed at its annual meetings in Tokyo this week: currency devaluations work.
Want growth? Try devaluing. Cheeky parody: The North Face v. The Butt Face
The North Face already paid a college kid once to stop parodying its brand, but now he's at it again with a line he calls The Butt Face, reports Al Lewis.
Cheeky parody: The North Face v. The Butt Face. Insiders betting on a market decline
Corporate insiders are — by at least some measures — even more bearish now than they were a month ago. And this, reports Mark Hulbert, should worry bulls a lot.
Insiders betting on a market decline. Has Apple lost it?
Apple is feeling the pressure to follow its remarkable success with new, dazzling consumer products. The fate of its stock price hangs in the balance, writes media columnist Jon Friedman.
Has Apple lost it? American Express goes down market with Wal-Mart
American Express Co. has taken an unexpected down-market turn by creating a card for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. shoppers, writes Carol Kopp.
American Express goes down market with Wal-Mart. 
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