My top 10 “super” companies listed below offer dividends, which on average, exceed the current 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rate of 2.5%. In addition to generous dividend payments, investors can expect steady long-term earnings and dividend growth of about 10% per year. All of the companies maintain strong balance sheets with low debt and lots of cash. Annual dividend increases are common for all of the companies and have averaged 15% annual increases during the past 10 years. We expect the size of dividend increases to diminish somewhat during future years. The average dividend payout ratio for our 10...