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Hightower Advisors' Chief Investment Strategist & CNBC Halftime Report investment-committee regular — an earnings-driven, multi-sector stock-picker (financials, technology, industrials, materials, discretionary) — running synthesis of her CNBC appearances, with per-episode breakdowns and a stock index.
Sections: stock index · overall thesis · transcripts. Last updated 2026-JUN-29.

Stock & name index

▲ Positive

TickerNameCurrent thesisResearchSeen inTotal $k
AMZNAmazonReasonable Mag-7 multiple — 24x with AWS +28% last quarter; cheap against cloud growth, same FCF-burn caveat as the cohort.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-29
AVGOBroadcomHer other semi and the one she's been adding — ~$20 EPS power; the relative laggard to Marvell, so the name she accumulates.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-29
DKSDick's Sporting GoodsBest-in-class discretionary pick (largest national sporting-goods retailer) to buy on today's sector dislocation rather than the names that deserve to be down.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-29
GOOGLAlphabet (Google)Cheapest-looking Mag-7 on multiple-vs-growth — 24x with Google Cloud +63% (fastest of the three); joining the Dow.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-29
IBMInternational Business MachinesHer final trade and the clean expression of the software call — down 18% from highs, ~18x, mission-critical software you want to own.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-29
MRVLMarvell TechnologyOne of her two semis — $10 EPS power by 2027, Nvidia's $2B stake, $2B buyback, optical +50%, custom-ASIC (80% share with AVGO) +20-100%; 27x, buy a bigger dip.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-29
MSFTMicrosoftAttractive Mag-7 multiple on the pullback — 22x with Azure growing 38-40% over three quarters; group caveat is FCF burn / no operating leverage mid-investment-cycle, not just margin contraction.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-29
PANWPalo Alto NetworksPreferred over CrowdStrike — +78% YTD off the Feb/March lows, firing on all cylinders (rev +31%, subscription +31%, RPO +36%), >$30B of deals + platformization ahead; ~22x P/S vs CRWD 35x.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-29
SBUXStarbucksBest-in-class discretionary name to buy on a broad sector selloff — quality consumer franchise dragged down with the group, not its own fundamentals; underwritten by her strong-consumer call.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-29
SNOWSnowflakeOut-of-favor mission-critical software (the data cloud) on her IGV-relative-value list with IBM and Synopsys, now that software lags the SOXX.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-29
SNPSSynopsysMission-critical EDA (chip-design) software the semiconductor industry can't function without — a cheaper back-door on the chip cycle versus the +85% SOXX.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-292.9

► Neutral / referenced

TickerNameCurrent thesisResearchSeen inTotal $k
CRWDCrowdStrike HoldingsHeld but the less-preferred cyber name at 35x price-to-sales vs Palo Alto's ~22x — a hold here, not an add.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-29
METAMeta PlatformsOwns it but the one Mag-7 name with complications — things to prove on growth/monetization; her hook for the group-wide FCF-burn / no-operating-leverage caveat.QT · SA · STK · FA2026-JUN-293.0

▼ Negative

TickerNameCurrent thesisResearchSeen inTotal $k

Overall thesis

In one line (as of 2026-JUN-29): Keep it simple — the economy is doing much better than feared (consumer spending, personal income, 4–5% wages, low claims, PMI best since 2022, oil −39% = maybe peak inflation), so in a 3–3.5% GDP world she models 20–25% earnings growth (last quarter +28%) and the leadership broadens beyond tech — own financials, semis and software as a basket, demand mission-critical software for relative value, and judge the Mag 7 on cheap multiples against cloud growth (watching the free-cash-flow burn).

Transcripts

One dated page per episode — each has its full stock table, talking points, and the saved transcript. Newest first.

DateTitle / analysis pageShowAudio/VideoTranscript
2026-JUN-29Market Setup for the 2nd Half: Strong Economy, Broadening Earnings · actionable insightsCNBC Halftime Report▶ Listentranscript

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