10 dividend stocks to ride out the bond squeeze

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

With the Fed expected to keep interest rates close to zero for the rest of 2013, corporate bond returns are a yield hunter�s nightmare. Here are 10 low-risk stocks suggested by Barclays for those fixed-income investors looking to dip their toes into equities. See full story.

Apple investors should stop whining

Few people blinked when Apple was reaching a 52-week high above $700 per share last year. Now that the stock has dropped below $450�with some analysts saying it could be headed well below $400�people are complaining, wondering how their mutual-fund managers left them so exposed to a stock this volatile. See full story.

5 life lessons to invest by

All too often, investors believe they have found a prized route to prosperity � right up to the point where their system stumbles or fails, or where it turns up a �buy� signal on an issue that the investor would rather turn up their nose at. That first crisis of confidence can throw the whole process into question, writes Chuck Jaffe. See full story.

Vermouth drinkers think outside the martini glass

Who says vermouth comes only from places like France and Italy? Or that its primary purpose is for mixing in a martini? Not Adam Ford, a New York attorney with a passion for the European aperitif. After learning extensively about vermouth on a trip to Italy, he was convinced he could make a home-brewed version of sorts�and Atsby was born. See full story.

The $2,400 winter jacket

Big Spender: The $2,400 Cortin men�s down jacket from German skiwear specialist Bogner is billed as a �sophisticated� and �casually cool� jacket. But is it worth the price tag? See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Starting next year, mortgage brokers, who serve as middlemen between homebuyers and lenders, will be subject to new rules that experts say could push many to leave the business. Issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week, the new rules prohibit brokers from raking in more compensation in exchange for placing borrowers in more expensive mortgages. See full story.