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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and
appoints Fred B. Green,Barbara A. Bowman and Linda Foster, signing singly,
and each of them, the undersigneds true and lawful attorneys in fact and
agents, with full power of substitution, and resubstitution for the
undersigned and in the undersigneds name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to:

(1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigneds
capacity as an officer and/or director of NAIC Growth Fund, Inc.
(the Company), Forms 3, 4, 5 and ID and all other forms that may be
required to be filed by the undersigned from time to time under Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules promulgated
thereunder;

(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute such forms
and/or any amendments to such forms and timely file such forms or any
amendments with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney in fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney in fact
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney in fact may approve in such
attorney in facts discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney in fact full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do in person, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney in fact and agents, or
any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  The undersigned acknowledges that
the foregoing attorneys in fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and ID or any other
forms under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys in fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 31 day of May, 2007.

By: /s/ Benedict J. Smith
Name: Benedict J. Smith














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