Their high returns help temper your risk

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These three Finance-sector picks expose you to more risk than big banks like J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo (see pages 101 and 102). However, their solid growth—one is up 58% in a year—makes them worthwhile additions to your portfolio. While we still like all three, you should limit new purchases to Broadridge and State Street. They’re attractively priced in relation to their forecast earnings. BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC., $123, is our #1 Aggressive buy for 2019. The company (New York symbol BR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 114.3 million; Market cap: $14.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.2; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing, and transaction clearing. Since Automatic Data Processing set up the company in 2007 as a separate firm, Broadridge has used acquisitions to fuel its growth and expand shareholder value. Some acquisitions have added to its product offerings. Others have kept it on top of rapid technological change in…