Many investors are pivoting to dividend stocks for safety after the recent stock market plunge. Although the stock market has recovered quite a bit since then, this could be a temporary bounce before things get worse. There are multiple macroeconomic variables that show that things may not be so rosy after all. The GDP growth slowed down to 1.6%, significantly lower than the expected growth rate of 2.2%. On the other hand, inflation came in slightly hotter than expected and many are no longer su