Holiday Stock Sale: 3 Top High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy After the Recent Dip

Stocks nosedived this week after the Federal Reserve reset its interest rate expectations for 2025. The Federal Reserve is now forecasting only two quarter-point rate reductions next year, a more modest pace than the market had hoped. That put downward pressure on more rate-sensitive stocks, like real estate investment trusts (REITs) and others that pay a higher-yielding dividend.The rate-cut decision is bad news for anyone seeking to buy a home or having a high mortgage rate they want to refinance. However ...