Few investors will ever forget the terror of the financial
crisis of 2008-2009, when the global financial system was on the verge of
complete collapse and many people were convinced we were headed for another
depression.
Shareholders of U.S. megabanks such as Bank of America Corp
(NYSE:BAC) were especially brutalized, when one of America’s largest banks came
within a stone’s throw of complete insolvency and saw its shares fall over 90%
from their all-time high.
Understandably, large banks have been incredibly out of
favor since then, despite what has been one of the more impressive turnarounds
in corporate America. In fact, Bank of America’s efforts allowed it to raise
its dividend by 50% earlier this year, and more payout growth could be ahead.
Warren Buffett owns a number of banks in his dividend portfolio as well.
Let’s take a look at just how far Bank of America has come
since the dark days of the Great Recession and if its shares might represent a
solid, if still high-risk, long-term opportunity for dividend growth investors.
Source: Insider Monkey
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