#039 Stephanie Link On The Fed, Markets, And Working With Jim Cramer

Stephanie Link, Chief Investment Strategist at Hightower Advisors and CNBC contributor, Joins Julia La Roche on episode 39 to discuss the Fed’s latest interest rate hike, her economic and market outlook for 2023, her investment process, what makes a great CEO, working with Jim Cramer, and more.

Stephanie Link joined Hightower in June 2020 as Chief Investment Strategist and Portfolio Manager at Hightower. Before joining Hightower, Ms. Link was the Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Equities Research at Nuveen. She also served as Chief Investment Officer at TheStreet, Co-Portfolio Manager of Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust, and Managing Director of Institutional Sales and Director of Research at Prudential Equity Group. With over 27 years of experience managing money, Ms. Link’s insights are frequently sought after for industry events and by the media, and is a CNBC contributor for several shows, including The Halftime Report, Closing Bell, and Squawk Box.

0:00 Intro

0:00 Reaction to the Fed rate hike

2:33 Should be ratcheting down the hawkishness

3:33 Outlook on rate hikes

4:30 Theory on market reaction to Fed

5:30 Pivot off the table in Q1

7:08 Inflation

9:06 Fed’s 2% inflation target

10:06 Big picture view of the economy

14:45 Investment approach

19:12 Opportunities

23:12 Picking the No. 1 and 2 players

25:00 Betting against consumer is not a great thing

27:12 Evaluating management teams, CEOs

30:22 What makes a great leader?

34:39 Jim Cramer

39:57 Buying when a stock is down

42:00 Pursuing a career in finance/investing

45:00 CNBC

47:40 Sports team

49:20 Routine

51:20 Parting thoughts