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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%).*

Commerce Group- (CGI)- is headquartered in Webster, Massachusetts. Property and casualty insurance subsidiaries include The Commerce Insurance Company and Citation Insurance Company in Massachusetts, Commerce West Insurance Company in California, American Commerce Insurance Company in Ohio, and State-Wide Insurance Company in New York. Through its subsidiaries’ combined insurance activities, the Company is ranked as the 20^th largest personal automobile insurance group in the country by A.M. Best Company, based on 2006 direct written premium information. The Company and its insurance subsidiaries are rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best. The Commerce Group, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Webster, Massachusetts.

Cleveland Cliffs- (CLF)- is an international mining company, the largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America and a major supplier of metallurgical coal to the global steelmaking industry. The Company operates six iron ore mines in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada, and three coking coal mines in West Virginia and Alabama. Cliffs also owns 80 percent of Portman Limited, a large iron ore mining company in Australia, serving the Asian iron ore markets with direct-shipping fines and lump ore. In addition, the Company has a 30 percent interest in the Amapá Project, a Brazilian iron ore project, and a 45 percent economic interest in the Sonoma Project, an Australian coking and thermal coal project. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Commercial Metals- (CMC)-engages in the manufacture, recycle, market, and distribution of steel and metal products and related materials and services in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 1915 and is based in Irving, Texas.

Coca-Cola Eneterprises- (CCE)-is the world’s largest marketer, distributor, and producer of bottle and can liquid nonalcoholic refreshment. CCE sells approximately 80 percent of The Coca-Cola Company’s bottle and can volume in North America and is the sole licensed bottler for products of The Coca-Cola Company in Belgium, continental France, Great Britain, Luxembourg, Monaco, and the Netherlands. Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1944 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Companhia Sider- (SID)-operates as an integrated steel producer in Brazil. It produces a line of steel products, including slabs, which are semifinished products used for processing hot-rolled, cold-rolled, or coated coils and sheet products; hot-rolled products comprising heavy-gauge hot-rolled coils and sheets, and light-gauge hot-rolled coils and sheets; cold-rolled products, including cold-rolled coils and sheets; and galvanized products consisting of flat-rolled steel coated with zinc or a zinc-based alloy. CSN was founded in 1941 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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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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%).*

City Holdings- (CHCO)-operates as the holding company for City National Bank of West Virginia that provides community banking products and services primarily in West Virginia. As of December 31, 2006, the bank offered its services through a network of 67 banking offices in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, as well as through ATMs, checks cards, interactive voice response systems, and internet technology. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia.

Crane- (CR)-Crane Co. is a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products. Founded in 1855, Crane provides products and solutions to customers in the aerospace, electronics, hydrocarbon processing, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, automated merchandising, transportation and other markets. The Company has five business segments: Aerospace & Electronics, Fluid Handling, Engineered Materials, Merchandising Systems, and Controls. Crane has approximately 12,000 employees in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Clarcor- (CLC)-is based in Franklin, Tennessee, and is a diversified marketer and manufacturer of mobile, industrial and environmental filtration products and consumer and industrial packaging products sold in domestic and international markets.

Cincinnati Financial- (CINF)-offers property and casualty insurance, our main business, through our three standard market companies, The Cincinnati Insurance Company, The Cincinnati Indemnity Company and The Cincinnati Casualty Company. The Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company provides excess and surplus lines property and casualty insurance. The Cincinnati Life Insurance Company markets life and disability income insurance and annuities. CSU Producer Resources Inc. is our excess and surplus lines brokerage, serving the same local independent agencies that offer our standard market policies. CFC Investment Company offers commercial leasing and financing services. CinFin Capital Management Company provides asset management services to institutions, corporations and nonprofits. Cincinnati Financial was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Fairfield, Ohio.

Cleco CP- (CNL)-is a regional energy company headquartered in Pineville, La. It operates a regulated electric utility company that serves 273,000 customers across Louisiana. Cleco also operates a wholesale energy business with approximately 1,350 megawatts of name plate capacity.

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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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%).*

Cognex- (CGNX)-designs, develops, manufactures, and markets machine vision sensors and systems, or devices that can “see.” Cognex vision sensors are used in factories around the world to automate the manufacture of a wide range of items and to assure their quality. Cognex is the world’s leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 400,000 machine vision systems, representing over $2 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company’s founding in 1981. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, Cognex also has regional offices and distributors located throughout North America, Japan, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Church & Dwight- (CHD)-manufactures and markets a wide range of personal care, household and specialty products under the Arm & Hammer brand name and other well-known trademarks.

Corning- (GLW)-provides specialty glass and ceramics products in the United States. It operates in four segments: Display Technologies, Telecommunications, Environmental Technologies, and Life Sciences. The company was founded in 1851. It was formerly known as Corning Glass Works and changed its name to Corning Incorporated in 1989. Corning Incorporated is based in Corning, New York.

Cigna- (CI)-provides employers with benefits, expertise and services that improve the health, well-being and security of their employees. With approximately 47 million covered lives in the United States and around the world, CIGNA’s operating subsidiaries offer a full portfolio of medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision care benefits and group life, accident and disability insurance.

Corn Products- (CPO)-is one of the world’s largest corn refiners and a major supplier of high-quality food ingredients and industrial products derived from the wet milling and processing of corn and other starch-based materials. The Company, headquartered in Westchester, Ill., is a leading worldwide producer of dextrose and a major regional producer of starch, high fructose corn syrup and glucose. In 2007, Corn Products International reported record net sales and diluted earnings per share of $3.4 billion and $2.59, respectively. The Company has operations in 15 countries at 35 plants, including wholly owned businesses, affiliates and alliances.

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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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%).*

Cinemark Holdings-(CNK)-operate in the motion picture exhibition industry in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. As of December 31, 2007, it operated 408 theatres and 4,665 screens in the United States and Latin America. Cinemark Holdings is based in Plano, Texas.

China Unicom- (CHU)-offers a range of telecommunications services in China. As of December 31, 2006, China Unicom served 105.873 million GSM cellular subscribers and 36.493 million CDMA cellular subscribers. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong. China Unicom Limited is a subsidiary of China Unicom (BVI) Limited.

California Water Services- (CWT)- is the parent company of California Water Service Company, Washington Water Service Company, New Mexico Water Service Company, Hawaii Water Service Company, Inc., CWS Utility Services, and HWS Utility Services, LLC. Together these companies provide regulated and non-regulated water service to approximately 2 million people in more than 100 California, Washington, New Mexico and Hawaii communities. As of December 31, 2007, California Water Service Group provides service to approximately 463,600 customers in 83 communities. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Camden Property- (CPT)-is a real estate company engaged in the ownership, development, acquisition, management and disposition of multifamily apartment communities. Camden owns interests in and operates 181 properties containing 62,918 apartment homes geographically dispersed across the United States from Washington DC to Southern California. Upon completion of 11 properties under development, the Company’s portfolio will increase to 66,301 apartment homes in 192 properties. Camden Property Trust was founded in 1993 and is based in Houston, Texas. As a Trust, capital gains are accounted for differently, so please consult with a tax advisor.

Chungwai Telecom- (CHT)-is the leading telecom service provider in Taiwan. Chunghwa Telecom provides fixed-line, mobile and Internet and data services to residential and business customers in Taiwan.

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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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%).*

Chemical Financial- (CHFC)- is the third-largest bank holding company headquartered in Michigan. The Company operates through a single subsidiary bank, Chemical Bank, with 129 banking offices spread over 31 counties in the lower peninsula of Michigan. At December 31, 2007, the Company had total assets of $3.75 billion.

Cintas- (CTAS)-Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types throughout North America. Cintas designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products, first aid and safety products, fire protection services and document management services to approximately 800,000 businesses.

Chicago Bridge & Iron- (CBI)-operates as an engineering, and procurement and construction company worldwide. It offers conceptual design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and related maintenance services. The company was founded in 1889 and is based in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Citigroup- (C)-provides a range of financial products and services to consumer and corporate customers in the United States and internationally. As of December 31, 2007, this segment operated through a network of 8,527 branches, approximately 20,000 ATMs, and 530 ALMs. The company was founded in 1812 and is based in New York, New York.

China Telecom-(CHA)-provides wireline telecommunications and broadband services in China. The company provides telecommunications and information services covering voice, data, image, and multimedia in 20 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in China. As of December 31, 2006, China Telecom had 223 million fixed line subscribers and 28 million broadband subscribers. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Beijing, China.

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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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%).*

CBRL Group- (CBRL)- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® restaurants provide a friendly home-away-from-home in their old country stores and restaurants. Guests are cared for like family while relaxing and enjoying real home-style food and shopping that’s surprisingly unique, genuinely fun and reminiscent of America’s country heritage…all at a fair price. The restaurant serves up delicious, home-style country food such as meatloaf and homemade chicken n’ dumplins as well as its signature biscuits using an old family recipe. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the publicly held CBRL Group, Inc. Cracker Barrel was established in 1969 in Lebanon, Tenn. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. operates 574 company-owned locations in 41 states.

Charles Schwab- (SCHW)-provides securities brokerage, banking, and related financial services to individual and institutional investors primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. The Charles Schwab Corporation provides custodial, trading, technology, practice management, and other support services to independent investment advisors. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Christopher & Banks- (CBK)-operates retail specialty stores that sell women’s apparel in the United States. It operates its retail stores under the Christopher & Banks, C.J. Banks, and Acorn names. As of April 20, 2007, it operated 790 stores in 45 states, including 526 Christopher & Banks stores, 226 C.J. Banks stores, and 38 Acorn stores. The company was founded in 1956. It was formerly known as Braun’s Fashions Corporation and changed its name to Christopher & Banks Corporation in 2000. Christopher & Banks Corporation is based in Plymouth, Minnesota.

Chemed Corp- (CHE)-operates two wholly owned subsidiaries: VITAS Healthcare and Roto-Rooter. VITAS is the nation’s largest provider of end-of-life hospice care and Roto-Rooter is the nation’s leading provider of plumbing and drain cleaning services. Chemed Corporation was founded in 1970 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

CMS Energy- (CMS)- is an integrated energy company, which has as its primary business operations an electric and natural gas utility, natural gas pipeline systems, and independent power generation. As of December 31, 2007, it served 1.8 million electric customers and 1.7 million gas customers. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Jackson, Michigan.

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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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%).*

Caterpillar- (CAT)-manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide. Its machinery business includes the design, manufacture, marketing, and sale of construction, mining, and forestry machinery, such as track and wheel tractors, track and wheel loaders, pipelayers, motor graders, wheel tractor-scrapers, track and wheel excavators, backhoe loaders, log skidders, log loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, paving products, skid steer loaders, and related parts. The company was founded in 1925 under the name Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar, Inc. in 1986. Caterpillar, Inc. is headquartered in Peoria, Illinois.

Centerpoint Energy- (CNP)-is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission & distribution, natural gas distribution, competitive natural gas sales and services, interstate pipelines and field services operations. The company serves more than five million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. Assets total over $17 billion. With about 8,600 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 130 years. CenterPoint Energy, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Corporate Executive Board- (EXBD)- is a leading provider of best practices research and analysis focusing on corporate strategy, operations, and general management issues. CEB provides its integrated set of services currently to more than 3,700 of the world’s largest and most prestigious corporations, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500. These services include best practices research studies, executive education seminars, management implementation toolkits, customized research briefs, and Web-based access to a library of over 275,000 corporate best practices. The Corporate Executive Board Company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

CenturyTel- (CTL)- is a leading provider of communications, high-speed Internet and entertainment services in small-to-mid-size cities through our broadband and fiber transport networks. Included in the S&P 500 Index, CenturyTel delivers advanced communications with a personal touch to customers in 25 states. As of December 31, 2007, CenturyTel operated approximately 2.1 million telephone access lines. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Monroe, Louisiana.

Central Pacific Financial- (CPF)-is the fourth largest financial institution in Hawaii with more than $5 billion in assets. Central Pacific Bank, its wholly owned subsidiary, operates 39 branch offices and more than 90 ATMs. The company was founded in 1954 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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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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%).*

Cash America- (CSH)-is a provider of specialty financial services to individuals in the United States with 942 total locations as of December 31, 2007. Cash America is the largest provider of secured non-recourse loans to individuals, commonly referred to as pawn loans, through 499 locations in 23 states under the brand names Cash America Pawn and SuperPawn. The Company also offers short-term cash advances in many of its locations including 304 locations that offer this service under the brand names Cash America Payday Advance and Cashland. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

China Mobile- (CHL)-provides mobile telecommunications and related services primarily in China and Hong Kong. As of December 31, 2007, it had approximately 369.339 million subscribers. The company was founded in 1997. It was formerly known as China Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited and changed its name to China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited in 2000. Later, the company changed its name to China Mobile Limited in 2006. The company is based in Central, Hong Kong. China Mobile Limited is a subsidiary of China Mobile Hong Kong (BVI) Limited.

CBL & Associates Properties- (CBL)- is one of the largest and most active owners and developers of malls and shopping centers in the United States. CBL owns, holds interests in or manages 162 properties, including 86 regional malls/open-air centers. The properties are located in 27 states and total 84.6 million square feet including 2.1 million square feet of non-owned shopping centers managed for third parties. CBL currently has fifteen projects under construction totaling 4.0 million square feet including Pearland Town Center, Houston (Pearland), TX; The Pavilion at Port Orange, Port Orange, FL; Settlers Ridge in Pittsburgh, PA; Hammock Landing in West Melbourne, FL; two lifestyle/associated centers, eight expansions/redevelopments and one community center. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, CBL has regional offices in Boston (Waltham), MA, Dallas, TX, and St. Louis, MO. As a REIT, the capital gains are treated differently, so be sure to speak with a tax consultant about this.

China Life- (LFC)-provides annuity products and life insurance to individuals and groups in China. The company offers products and services, such as individual and group life insurance, accident, and health insurance. It distributes its products through its direct sales representatives; agents; intermediaries; and commercial banks, postal savings, and cooperative saving institutions. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Cedar Fun LP- (FUN)-owns and operates amusement and water parks primarily in the United States. The company owns 11 amusement parks, including Cedar Point located on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo in Sandusky, Ohio; Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio; Canada’s Wonderland near Toronto, Canada; Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom located near Allentown in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania; Valleyfair located near Minneapolis/St. Paul in Shakopee, Minnesota; Michigan’s Adventure located near Muskegon, Michigan; Kings Dominion near Richmond, Virginia; Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina; Worlds of Fun located in Kansas City, Missouri; Knott’s Berry Farm located near Los Angeles in Buena Park, California; and California’s Great America located in Santa Clara, California. It also owns and operates the Castaway Bay Indoor Waterpark Resort in Sandusky, Ohio; six separate-gated outdoor water parks; and five hotels. Cedar Fair Management, Inc. operates as a general partner of the company. Cedar Fair, L.P. was founded in 1983 and is based in Sandusky, Ohio. As a limited partnership, capital gains are treated differently, so please consult with a tax professional.

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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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%).*

CME Group- (CME)-is the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives exchange. Formed by the 2007 merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), CME Group serves the risk management needs of customers around the globe. As an international marketplace, CME Group brings buyers and sellers together on the CME Globex electronic trading platform and on its trading floors. CME Group offers the widest range of benchmark products available across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, and alternative investment products such as weather and real estate. CME Group was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Carlisle Co.- (CSL)-engages in the manufacture and sale of construction materials in the United States and internationally. It operates in five segments: Construction Materials, Industrial Components, Transportation Products, Specialty Products, and General Industry. The company was founded in 1917 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Capital One Financial- (COF)-provides various financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, and commercial clients in the United States. It offers commercial and consumer loans, commercial and consumer deposit account services, commercial credit cards, treasury management services, trust services, and other banking related products, such as insurance, brokerage services, merchant services, and investment banking, as well as provides money market and certificate of deposit accounts through Internet channels. Capital One Financial Corporation also offers consumer credit and debit card products; telephone banking services; and global financial services, including small business lending, installment loans, home loans, healthcare finance, and other consumer financial services, as well as involves in financing for the purchase of new and used vehicles, and the refinancing of existing motor vehicle loans. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Casey’s General Store- (CASY)- operates convenience stores primarily in Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois. As of April 30, 2007, the company operated a total of 1,463 Casey’s General Stores, of which 1,448 were operated by the company and 15 were operated by franchisees. It also has operations in Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa.

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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