These top banks bolster your income

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Both of these leading U.S. banks continue to excel at controlling their costs. That should spur their earnings—and investor dividends. It also helps to limit the impact that interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve have had on their income from consumer lending. Still, considering its more-diversified range of businesses, J.P. Morgan is the better choice for your new buying. Well Fargo is, nonetheless, a solid buy. J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO., $125, is our #1 Income buy for 2019. That’s mainly because its wide exposure to consumer and business clients helps cut its risk and gives its plenty of cash for your dividends. J.P. Morgan (New York symbol JPM; Income Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 3.2 billion; Market cap: $400.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.7; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.jpmorganchase.com) is the largest banking firm in the U.S., with total assets of $2.76 trillion as of September 30, 2019. Its revenue fell 1.6%, from $96.0 billion in 2014 to $94.4 billion in 2015…