These 3 stodgy dividend stocks are all beating the S&P 500 in 2024. The Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates as early as this month -- which could be great news for dividend stocks. Higher rates have made certificates of deposit and high-yield savings accounts more attractive to income investors over the past two years or so. But as rates of return begin going down again, there will be more incentive to hold dividend stocks. And that's not counting the ways lower rates could benefit the kinds ...