Find Your Balance: 3 Stocks With Incredibly Durable Cash Flow, Dividends, Value and Growth

"There's perhaps no more boring of a business model than carbonated beverages. You produce these sugary beverages, package them, ship them out. That's it. But really, it comes down to brand at the end of the day - consumers want to buy what they're familiar with. And on this front, Coca-Cola ( NYSE:KO) is the clear undisputed leader. The company remains a premier growth pick with it unmatched global brand moat and pricing power, which has sustained continuing price appreciation (and dividend growth over time)."

"Perhaps more importantly, this business model driven by an incredible brand that's recognized in essentially every country in the world provides robust cash flows and meaningful growth year in and year out. It's that consistency that investors opt for. Notably, on the growth front, Coca-Cola continues to surprise. This past quarter, the company posted remarkable revenue growth of 12% year-over-year to $11.2 billion, with 10% of this growth coming from organic sales volume."

Many investors use index funds and ETFs for passive equity exposure because finding perfect individual stocks is difficult. Passive vehicles can form a sizable portfolio base. Investing in top individual stocks and holding for the long term can potentially outperform the market over decades. Preferred company traits include durable cash flows, solid and growing dividends, value, and a long-term growth trajectory; three companies are identified as meeting all four. Coca-Cola exemplifies these traits through a vast global brand moat, pricing power, consistent robust cash flows, and dividend growth, reporting 12% revenue growth to $11.2 billion with 10% organic volume growth.

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