Huge thanks to all the scared investors that made this potentially
amazing investment possible for young "risk takers" like me!

LYG

anyone ?

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=71595&p=irol-estimates

This link should take you to the first call mean earnings estimates
which go back a couple of years (showing actual earnings) & show the
average of all analysts earnings estimates through the first quarter
of 2010. When you look at the earnings and projected earnings, the
last quarter appears to be an exception to the trend going both
backwards and forwards so basing a valuation of the company or its
dividend on one exceptional quarter may skew the valuation of the
company. According to current earnings estimates, the company should
earn about $1.00 per share over the next several quarters which leaves
them enough to pay the dividend if they want to.

Personally I am long on the stock and still averaging down, which is
to say I have been wrong on the stock, on the other hand waiting to
"invest in it later on" could mean waiting until it is more expensive.

I have said this over and over.  Bank of Amercia was PURCHASED by
NationsBank by then CEO Hugh McColl in 1997 - not the other way
around.  If you look at the old Bank of American historic dividends
for the company based in SF prior to 1997 you are a fool.  Follow
NationsBank to North Carolina National Bank.  That is the Bank of
America that exists today and those are the managers in charge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_&_Southern_National_Bank

"NationsBank continued to expand, eventually buying BankAmerica Corp.
which had previously merged with Security Pacific National Bank of Los
Angeles, another large California bank. [18] NationsBank chose to
adopt the Bank of America marque and became Bank of America Corp,
replacing the old BankAmerica eagle logo with a new stylized logo
based on the U.S. flag. Many former C&S branches continue to operate
under the "new" Bank of America brand. [19]"