As we approach 2024, the economic landscape is set to undergo significant changes – particularly with the Federal Reserve expected to pivot from its long rate-hike campaign. After a lengthy stretch of raising interest rates to battle stubbornly entrenched inflation, policymakers signaled after the December meeting that three quarter-point cuts could be on the horizon for the next year. That should bode well for dividend-paying stocks, which have underperformed this year as high interest rates and surging bond yields made alternate investments more appealing. In particular, the Fed’s pivot coul…