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There is a general misconception about dividend stocks that they are “boring” or simply don’t perform as well as growth stocks. Doing a simple bit of research will tell you that this feeling is simply not true. In, fact, from the years 1970 through 2005, dividend-paying S&P 500 Stocks have outperformed non-dividend-paying S&P 500 Stocks by nearly six percentage points (10.19% to 4.39%).* NN Inc.- (NNBR)- engages in the manufacture and supply of precision bearing components for bearing manufacturers worldwide. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Johnson City, Tennessee. Noble International, Inc.- (NOBL)-provides laser-welded blanks, tubular products, and roll-formed products for the automotive industry primarily in North America and Europe. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan. North Valley Bancorp- (NOVB)-provides commercial and retail banking products and services to small and middle market businesses and individuals in California. As of April 26, 2007, it operated 26 branches in the Shasta, Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Yolo, Solano, Sonoma, Placer, and Trinity Counties in northern California, including 2 in-store supermarket branches and 7 Business Banking Centers. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Redding, California. Northrim Bancorp- (NRIM)-provides a range of banking products and services to businesses, professionals, and individuals in Alaska. As of March 31, 2007, Northrim BanCorp operated 10 branches in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Eagle River, and Wasilla, Alaska. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. Northwest Bancorp- (NWSB)-offers various banking and consumer finance services. As of December 31, 2006, Northwest Savings Bank had 160 community-banking offices in Pennsylvania, western New York, eastern Ohio, Maryland, and Florida. It also operated 49 consumer lending offices in Pennsylvania and 2 consumer lending offices in New York. Northwest Bancorp was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Warren, Pennsylvania. Northwestern Corporation- (NWE)-provides electricity and natural gas in Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska. As of December 31, 2007, it served approximately 650,000 customers. The company was founded in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ntelos Holdings Corp- (NTLS)-provides integrated communications services in the United States. It offers a range of wireless and wireline communications products and services to businesses, telecommunications carriers, and residential customers under the NTELOS brand name in Virginia, West Virginia, and surrounding states. As of December 31, 2006, the company operated 45,281 rural local exchange carrier telephone access lines, and 46,781 competitive local exchange carrier telephone access lines, as well as 17,177 broadband access connections. NTELOS Holdings has a strategic network alliance with Sprint Nextel. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Waynesboro, Virginia. National Beverage Corp- (FIZZ)-engages in the development, manufacture, marketing, and distribution of soft drinks, juice drinks, water, sparkling waters, and specialty beverages in the United States. National Beverage Corp. was founded in 1985 and is based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Be sure to do more research and get started building your nest egg with some of these names and names from our previous posts. Over the last 80 years, Dividends have accounted for over 41% of the market’s total returns. Annualized, that amounts to 4.4% of extra return each year. To put it in dollars-and-cents terms, consider this: An investment of $10,000 over that stretch of time would have grown to $1,013,000 without dividends. With dividends kicked in and reinvested, however, that same sum would have been worth a whopping $24,113,000 by the end of the period. Take control of your retirement and long-term goals and don’t forget to re-invest those dividends. Become a Dividend Millionaire! And don’t forget to check out our complete list of the Best Dividend Stocks.

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