Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong value characteristics for investors to consider today, December 19th:  F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (FG) : This company which provides fixed annuities and life insurance products, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.6% over the last 60 days.F&G Annuities & Life has a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.19 compared with 10.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Value Sc ...