3 Top Financial Stocks to Buy Right Now

The major market benchmarks are still knocking on the door of their all-time highs, but that doesn't mean that all stocks are expensive. In the financial sector, some Fool.com contributors believe the exact opposite is true. We asked three of our writers to share the stocks on the top of their own watch lists, and here's why they say Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Moody's (NYSE: MCO), and Citigroup (NYSE: C) are worth a look right now.

Matt Frankel, CFP (Goldman Sachs): Now that we've seen the latest results from the big U.S. banks, it's apparent that Goldman Sachs is one of the winners of the second quarter. For starters, the bank shattered expectations on both the top and bottom lines, with about $630 million in revenue and $0.92 in earnings per share beyond what was expected.

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