Stephanie Link
Stephanie Link is the Chief Investment Strategist, Head of Investment Solutions and Equity Portfolio Manager at Hightower Advisors, a national wealth management firm. She runs multiple equity strategies within the Investment Solutions group and often works with Hightower’s advisory businesses, and their clients to help them navigate the economy and markets. She is also a Contributor on CNBC, frequently appearing on The Halftime Report, Squawk Box, The Closing Bell, and Power Lunch. Link is an investment professional with over 30 years of experience managing money. Prior to Hightower, she was the Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Equities research at Nuveen, where she co-managed the CREF Stock Variable Annuity Portfolio with $200 billion in assets.
Stephanie Link Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Investment Strategist and Portfolio Manager
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Senior Contributor
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Managing Director, Equity Investments and Active Portfolio Management
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Chief Investment Officer, Director of Research, and Co-Portfolio Manager of Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust
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Senior Vice President, Institutional Sales
Academic History
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B.S., Finance
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS
Link is the Head of the Investment Solutions Group which currently has $3B in assets under management.
Under her leadership, the Investment Solutions team at Hightower offers a variety of solutions in equities, fixed income, and private markets.
EARLY CAREER
At Nuveen, she managed her own US Core portfolio with $3.7 billion in assets and oversaw thirty-three investment professionals who collectively managed $40 billion.
She spent seven years at TheStreet as Chief Investment Officer and Co-Portfolio manager of Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust.
At TheStreet, she oversaw premium content including 50 active contributors and a variety of newsletter services.
She also served for 10 years at Prudential Equity Group as Managing Director of Institutional Sales and Director of Research.
At TIAA Investments, she co-managed the CREF Stock Variable Annuity Portfolio using a complimentary allocation of actively managed disciplines, fundamental analysis, and quantitative structure.
She began her career at Dean Witter Reynolds in the Institutional Sales Department.
RECOGNITIONS
2023 Changemaker, Savvy Ladies Award
2023 Women to Watch, InvestmentNews
2022 Notable Women on Wall Street, Crain’s New York Business
2021 Kiplinger’s Where to Invest
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Her insights are frequently sought after for industry events and by the media.
She has appeared in CNBC, Business Insider, and Barron's.