The Best U.S. Financial Stocks For A Dividend Growth Portfolio
2026-05-22·via All Articles on Seeking Alpha
Summary
To me, the best financial stocks are Canadian. That said, there are major US players that have proven to be excellent.
Financials get a bad reputation in dividend portfolios. Some investors associate the sector with 2008. Others remember the 2023 regional bank failures.
But the sector is too important to ignore. Banks set the price of credit. Asset managers absorb pension and 401(k) flows.
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I often talk about Canadian financial stocks, especially banks, because they operate in what appears to be an oligopoly. To me, the best financial stocks are Canadian. That said, there are major US players that have proven to be excellent. Let’s