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It's Time to Buy Bank of America and JPMorgan

 This article is part of our Rising Star Portfolios series.


You Should Buy Stocks Just Like This One

The past year has been brutal for dividend-focused investors. Companies that not long ago were considered rock-solid dividend plays -- AIG (NYSE: AIG), MBIA (NYSE: MBI), etc. -- are slashing payouts left and right. More companies cut their dividends in the first half of 2009 than in all of 2006 through 2008 combined. (That'd be 400 vs. 382, for the curious.)