Profit from the work-from-home trend

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The shift to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic has helped boost the shares of these two software makers. Their products help connect workers and guard confidential data. We feel the shares will move higher still. However, you should only consider them as suitable investments if you can accept their higher risk. ADOBE INC. $457 is buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 479.7 million; Market cap: $219.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 17.6; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) makes software that lets computer users create, edit and share documents in the popular PDF format. It also makes a variety of electronic-publishing programs. Adobe’s decision a few years ago to switch to selling its programs as ongoing subscriptions instead of one-time purchases continues to pay off for investors: In its fiscal 2020 third quarter, ended August 28, 2020, revenue rose 13.8%, to a record $3.23 billion from $2.3 billion a..