Chuck Saletta

Reasonable valuation, solid balance sheet, and a well-covered dividend.

What happens when a Fool is out of contact with his money?

The average Social Security recipient will get a measly $19 extra in their monthly check. This annual cost-of-living adjustment reveals a lot about the way Social Security benefits will go in the future.

It's a leveraged producer of a volatile commodity.

Reasonable valuations, well covered and growing dividends, and solid balance sheets.

A rally in Kinder Morgan stock, steady outperformance by Texas Instruments, and an earnings-related spike by Hasbro helped this portfolio achieve loser-free status.

When you like a company but don't have crystal ball visibility to its future.

We’re not 100% sure yet, but the available information points to not much changing.

Reasonable valuation, healthy balance sheet, well-covered dividend.

No matter how great a company is, it may present a reason to sell its stock.

Government shutdown? Debt-ceiling turmoil? Odds are they're both short-term problems we'll get through.

A 45% gain in under a year is nothing to sneeze at. Here's the secret behind that success.

Reasonable price versus valuation, healthy balance sheet, well-covered and growing dividend.

It's the question every Fool hopes to hear.

The company's about to be bought out, and its shares pretty well reflect that buyout premium. Here are two reasons to consider continuing to hold.

UPS is still a great company, but there are limits to where every stock is worth owning.

When you can't predict the future, these two tools can help protect your overall portfolio from the curve balls thrown your way.

With a security that pays a dividend as stock instead of cash, it acts like an automatic dividend-reinvestment plan.

Like every investment, it needs to be reviewed from time to time to see if it still deserves a spot in a real-money portfolio.

Nothing is guaranteed, but for now this real-money portfolio is holding up remarkably well.