Are you looking for a new, all-around sort of pick for your portfolio? If so, take a good long look at The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO).

Predictable? Perhaps. Lots of people certainly recommend it, and lots of people own it. Maybe it's even a little cliché as far as stock suggestions go.

Selecting stocks isn't meant to be adventurous, however. It's a means to an end. Your ultimate goal is turning a little money now into a lot of money later by taking as little risk as possible. Your top job as an investor is just finding an acceptable balance between the two. Coca-Cola stock offers a nice balance of risk and reward for three key reasons.

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