Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, September 2nd:  Jackson Financial (JXN) : This company which is a U.S. retirement services provider, supported by its diverse portfolio of differentiated products, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.9% over the last 60 days.Jackson Financial has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 4.83 compared with 10.60 for the ind ...