Buying Dividend Stocks: A Smart Move in an Uncertain Market

We’re now well into 2024, and the outlook for stocks and bonds vacillates daily based on economic news, Fedspeak, and the prospects for interest rates. At the start of the year, investors expected the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates multiple times in 2024, beginning in March. But after several strong pieces of economic data, the Fed has signaled a March cut is unlikely. Investors are repricing stocks and bonds for fewer cuts, starting later.