Four years ago you would be hard pressed to put together a dividend portfolio without owning a few banks. In fact, the financial sector of the S&P 500 Index paid $51 billion in dividends to shareholders in 2007. Everyone is well aware of the major financial meltdown that occurred soon after causing many banks to cut or even suspend their dividends. By 2010, the financial sector was only responsible for about $19 billion in dividends, a drop of 62%.
Despite the dark cloud that still resides over banks today, there are positive signs that would lead one to believe a rebound could be near.
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