this article is an excerpt from “here are barron’s 10 top stocks for the new year” published on dec 16 2022 to see the full list click here bank of america ‘s slogan in recent years has been “responsible growth” and that is evident in the highestquality loan portfolio among the biggest banks wall street however isn’t treating the bank ticker bac much differently than its peers the stock is down 25 this year to 33 as investors worry about the impact of a potential recession on the industry