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Ranking 5 of the Hottest Financial Stocks

By Matt Koppenheffer, David Hanson, and Alison Southwick – Aug 3, 2013 at 10:00AM

Which of these five stocks would be your top pick? Here are ours.

In this segment from The Motley Fool's everything-financials show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson rank the following stocks 1 through 5 and tell viewers the investment thesis behind each pick:

  • Bank of America (BAC +0.41%)
  • JPMorgan Chase (JPM +0.85%)
  • Annaly Capital Management (NLY 0.91%)
  • Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B)
  • AIG (AIG 0.01%)

Follow and tweet us at @TMFFinancials and tell us how you would rank these stocks!

About the Author

Matt Koppenheffer
Matt is the head of the Coverage Team for The Motely Fool's premium products. Previously, he's been . Matt is a heavy user of AI tools and is working on harnessing them to help Fool members. Previously, Matt was GM of Motley Fool Ascent, led The Motley Fool Deutschland, has been an investor on various Fool services, and co-hosted the podcast "Where the Money Is". He also co-authored the book The Astonishing Collapse of MF Global. Matt started his career in San Francisco as a technology-focused investment banker and also worked at a $15 billion private equity company. When he's thinking about how to make Fools smarter, happier, and richer, you can usually find Matt running trails or making a mess in the kitchen. He's a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, but is a lifelong fan of Penn State football.
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Alison Southwick has no position in any stocks mentioned. David Hanson owns shares of JPMorgan Chase, Annaly Capital Management, and American International Group. Matt Koppenheffer owns shares of Berkshire Hathaway, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and American International Group.

The Motley Fool recommends American International Group, Bank of America, and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool owns shares of American International Group, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase and has the following options: long January 2014 $25 calls on American International Group. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days.

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