Many dividend stocks lost their luster over the past two years as rising interest rates boosted the yields of short-term CDs and T-bills above 5%. For most investors, it made more sense to collect those risk-free interest payments instead of dividends.

But this year most analysts expect interest rates to stabilize or decline as inflation cools off. The ongoing rally in higher-growth tech stocks could also abruptly end as those popular companies struggle to maintain their rising valuations. Those factors could easily drive investors back toward higher-yielding dividend stocks over the next few quarters.

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