While we understand the reasoning behind it, we believe that the decision to sell such a huge stake in ICBC at a time when stock prices across global markets are repressed may not be a very good one for Goldman in the long run.

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We currently have the stock rated Fairly Valued or neutral after its recent run-up, but we do believe the stock has plenty of upside potential for a long term investor.

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It was just as wrong to invest money for your short term goals into the stock market during the bull run of the 1990s as it is to put long term money into CDs today.

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While Mr. Brown deserves credit for some earlier spending cuts to reduce a large inherited budget shortfall, the budget fails to address long-run structural problems, counting on a cyclical economic recovery and stock bubble for a bailout until the next self-inflicted crisis.

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