Even if you are years away from hanging it up, it makes sense to consider taxes in your retirement planning now.

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The other thing that makes me less than enthusiastic about plans like this, besides them not actually working, is that you end up with somebody having phantom income hanging over his or her head.

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The lesson here is to be careful who you are hanging out with the wrong people will continually pull you into hot water and everyone winds up getting cooked.

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Besides, you can't blame Buffett for hanging on: As beaten up as his stocks are, he bought them long ago and would face a painful capital gains hit by trading out of them at this point.

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Next time you get a call pitching a sure thing, ask, before hanging up, where the caller is from.

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And finally, the HeadStand in the middle is merely for hanging your headphones, while the gap between the two aluminum discs at the base lets you coil up the cable.

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Sure you have Messenger and e-mails popping up from friends, but it is not quite like hanging out, sharing a joke with a mate about something you have seen ... or is it?

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