Financial services companies form the backbone of markets, offering solutions from exchanges where market participants can buy or sell assets to data providers who help investment professionals make sense of troves of data. Companies that provide these crucial services can make solid investments because of their steady cash flows and ability to profit in different market conditions.

CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) and FactSet Research Systems (NYSE: FDS) are two stocks with excellent businesses. These companies have strong competitive advantages and favorable trends that benefit their business.

Here's why investors should consider buying these two stocks today.

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