All-Time High for a Dividend ETF Sans a High-Flying Sector

During the darkest days of the financial crisis, banks aimed to shore up their solvency and conserve cash by cutting and suspending dividends. Although major U.S. banks are generally viewed as healthier in 2013 than they were in 2008 or 2009, some, such as Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Citigroup...