Republic Risk: Weekly Letter (And Portfolio Update)

The Core portfolio is up 18% on the year. We need some momentum...

Equity Storm Watch Is GREEN on the S&P 500 and GREEN on the Russell 2000

Money gushed back into the market yesterday after the surprising dip in the CPI. This morning, the PPI showed a drop of 0.2%. This is very good news.

A Check on Insiders

This week marked the return of two of the world’s wealthiest men to buying shares in their favorite oil companies: Warren Buffett and Carlos Slim.

Warren Buffett began purchasing Occidental shares again when they dipped below $60, a strategy that has characterized the Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s approach since he first bought the stock in early 2022. 

Since then, Buffett has made 27 purchases of OXY stock, amassing a total of 252,333,913 shares, which constitutes approximately 28.4% of the company.