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Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum, and Value.
The four highlighted picks are: Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS : 
), Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. (NYSE: PVH :
), Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM :
) and Corinthian Colleges Inc. (Nasdaq: COCO :
).
Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at
at.zacks.com/?id=88 :
.
Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the S&P 500 since 1988, producing an average annual return of +26%. Performance has been notable even during volatile and down times. For example, during the last bear market, 2000-2002, the market tumbled -37.6% – but Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained +43.8%.
Here is a summary of today's selected stocks that are now highly rated by Zacks:
Aggressive Growth – Discover Financial Services :
(NYSE: DFS :
)
Discover Financial Services continues to surge and is now up almost 100% over the past 6 months, about 5 times the return of its peers.
Zacks Guide to Aggressive Growth Investing (free!):
at.zacks.com/?id=4309 :
.
Growth & Income – Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. :
(NYSE: PVH :
)
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. is seeing bullish forecasts. Analysts polled by Zacks are calling for earnings of $2.46 per share. Last month, the Zacks Consensus Estimate stood at $2.43 and was pegged at $2.31 two months ago.
Zacks Guide to Growth & Income Investing (free!):
at.zacks.com/?id=4310 :
.
Momentum – Legg Mason, Inc. :
(NYSE: LM :
)
Legg Mason, Inc. is surging ahead of its Q3 results set to be delivered on Oct 22, helped by rising estimates and a financial sector recovery.
Zacks Guide to Momentum Investing (free!):
at.zacks.com/?id=4311 :
.
Value – Corinthian Colleges Inc. :
(Nasdaq: COCO :
)
Corinthian Colleges Inc. has surprised on estimates the last 3 quarters in a row by an average of 25.09% as enrollment has soared. The company has both growth and value characteristics. It has a PEG ratio of just 0.7.
Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!):
at.zacks.com/?id=4312 :
.
How to Regularly Access Picks from the Zacks Rank Discovery for Free:
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Underlying the four free stock picks is a simple truth that first appeared in a Financial Analysts Journal article published in 1979. Leonard Zacks, a Ph.D. in Mathematics from M.I.T. found that "earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices." Zacks #1 Rank is awarded to a stock when analysts sharply upgrade their estimates of what the company will earn.
Today, Zacks is promoting its stock recommendations by offering four daily picks free to those who register at
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Zacks.comAggressive Growth Stocks:Bill Wilton, 312-265-9277orGrowth
& Income Stocks:Alex Kolb, 312-265-9149orMomentum
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