My top 10 “super” companies listed below offer dividends averaging 2.5%, which exceed the current 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rate of 2.0%. In addition to generous dividend payments, investors can expect steady long-term earnings and dividend growth of more than 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 16% annual increases during the past five years. The average dividend payout ratio for our 10 companies is 31%, which is well below our 50% to 60% limit....
