Founded in 1886, Atlanta-headquartered Coca-Cola is the world’s largest nonalcoholic beverage company, with a strong portfolio of 200 brands covering key categories including carbonated soft drinks, water, sports, energy, juice, and coffee. Together with bottlers and distribution partners, the company sells finished beverage products bearing Coca-Cola and licensed brands through retailers and food-service locations in more than 200 countries and regions globally. Coca-Cola generates around two thirds of its total revenue overseas, with a significant portion from emerging economies in Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

Focusing on Min Vol stocks can be a relatively safer investment strategy during turbulent times -- and the current economic environment certainly is challenging. The so-called "Magnificent 7" were leading the markets higher and now are leading the market lower. There was an initial shift from Big Tech to small-caps and then a bit of a shift back. But now there's an overall downshift in equities of all stripes. Meanwhile, the economy is hard to read. The labor market is cooling, inflation hasn't fallen enough, interest rates are still elevated, and yet GDP is steady. Did the Fed wait too long to start cutting interest rates? Yet as the market fluctuates, we note that investors exit equities at their own peril. That's because long-term returns from stocks consistently have outpaced long-term returns from other asset classes. Argus believes that Min Vol is an all-weather strategy that is timely in any investing climate. Academic literature and, more to the point, returns history, indicate that Min Vol can deliver market-matching returns on an absolute basis and superior returns on a risk-adjusted basis over various periods. Argus has developed a sophisticated approach to Min Vol investing built around our proprietary quality and safety screens. The following is a partial list of stocks (from a range of industries) that we like and that are included in our current thematic Min Vol model portfolio.

Founded in 1886, Atlanta-headquartered Coca-Cola is the world’s largest nonalcoholic beverage company, with a strong portfolio of 200 brands covering key categories including carbonated soft drinks, water, sports, energy, juice, and coffee. Together with bottlers and distribution partners, the company sells finished beverage products bearing Coca-Cola and licensed brands through retailers and food-service locations in more than 200 countries and regions globally. Coca-Cola generates around two thirds of its total revenue overseas, with a significant portion from emerging economies in Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

Coca-Cola, based in Atlanta, is a leading producer of soda, juices and juice drinks, and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. The company distributes its products in more than 200 countries. Core brands include Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta, Coca-Cola Zero, Vitaminwater, Powerade, and Minute Maid. KO's operating groups are Europe, Middle East & Africa; Latin America; North America; Asia Pacific; Bottling Investments; and Corporate. The company sells beverage concentrates or syrups and finished beverages. The company has approximately 79,100 employees. The shares are a component of the S&P 500.