The Luedke Investment Group - Stifel

The Luedke Investment Group - Stifel 6952 Rote Road, Suite 100, Rockford, Illinois 61107 After hours by appointment only. Stifel Financial Corp. Statements and messages are for U.S.

Jeff Luedke, Senior Vice President/Investments
Tyler Luedke, Associate Vice President/Investments

• When can I retire, and do I have enough money?
• How much do I need in monthly income?
• When do I take Social Security?
• How do I potentially protect my money from a falling stock market? How we provide help (The River Process)
• Straightforward, easy to understand financial strategies
• Tailor

ed recommendations for your life
• Guidance to help grow and mitigate risk to your wealth
• Over 40 years of financial services experience

It's all about the fit:
• Our philosophy is simple. Our relationship is started out and maintained through guidance and service rather than salesmanship.
• We believe we are not all things to all people but all things to some people.
• We believe that the client relationship is just as important as product performance. Areas of Experience:
• Our ideal client is usually an individual or family over the age of 45 who realizes they need guidance in their investments and financial planning for their future.
• We also work closely with all individuals who have changed jobs and want to manage these retirement assets in their own IRA.
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09/08/2026

In this week's Economic Insight, Stifel's Chief Economist, Lindsey Piegza, Ph.D takes a closer look at the latest August payrolls report and what it means for future Fed policy.

The House passed a spending bill that will fund the government through December 11. In doing so, it finished most of the...
09/03/2026

The House passed a spending bill that will fund the government through December 11. In doing so, it finished most of the legislative business through the November midterms. In this Potomac Perspective, Brian Gardner, Stifel's Chief Washington Policy Strategist, takes a look at the few matters that might be considered by Congress in September as well as some items that are expected to be considered during the lame duck session.

Read more here: https://livesocial.seismic.com/a-5tsJ

America's debt situation has been getting plenty of attention lately, and this isn't the first debt drama in history. Ne...
09/02/2026

America's debt situation has been getting plenty of attention lately, and this isn't the first debt drama in history. Nearly 500 years ago, Henry VIII faced a budget problem ... His strategy? Quietly reduce the amount of gold and silver in England's coins while keeping their face value the same. People eventually caught on, and the episode became one of history's earliest examples of currency debasement.

For more information on this and to read the full piece, click here: https://livesocial.seismic.com/aTejM5

In this week's Economic Insight, Stifel's Chief Economist, Lindsey Piegza, Ph.D, discusses massive volatility in the glo...
08/31/2026

In this week's Economic Insight, Stifel's Chief Economist, Lindsey Piegza, Ph.D, discusses massive volatility in the global energy market hurting American consumers as gasoline prices spiked to a four-year high of $4.56 a gallon in May. Since then, prices have cooled somewhat, down 10%, but they are still 45% higher than at the start of the year.

Read the full report here: https://livesocial.seismic.com/ascoeo

The U.S. government crossed $40 trillion in debt last week. That number has doubled in less than a decade, and it showed...
08/26/2026

The U.S. government crossed $40 trillion in debt last week. That number has doubled in less than a decade, and it showed up about two years earlier than forecasters penciled in.

For more information on this and to read the full piece, click here: https://livesocial.seismic.com/axcVfp

The dog days of August may be providing a glimpse of what investors should expect following the midterm elections. The r...
08/24/2026

The dog days of August may be providing a glimpse of what investors should expect following the midterm elections. The resulting gridlock is likely to mean that Congress will be limited in what it can pass. Instead, it is expected that the regulatory agencies and the Federal Reserve are to be the venues where the policy action takes place.

Read more in Potomac Perspective from Brian Gardner: https://livesocial.seismic.com/a4hfvB

July's headline jobs numbers looked … fine. Unemployment fell to 4.1%, even though the economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 ...
08/19/2026

July's headline jobs numbers looked … fine. Unemployment fell to 4.1%, even though the economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs.

For more information on this and to read the full piece, click here: https://livesocial.seismic.com/aymjh4

In this week's Economic Insight, Stifel's Chief Economist, Lindsey Piegza, Ph.D, offers an updated view on the economy, ...
08/17/2026

In this week's Economic Insight, Stifel's Chief Economist, Lindsey Piegza, Ph.D, offers an updated view on the economy, policy, and what to expect looking out further into 2026.

Watch the full report here: https://livesocial.seismic.com/av_eCs

08/17/2026

Our CIO Office recently highlighted the lofty expectations for second quarter earnings. With reporting season now largely complete, companies did more than meet that elevated bar. In this week's , our CIO Office revisits the expectations outlined in July, assesses where results stand today, and discusses what stronger-than-expected earnings, accelerating revenue growth, and continued AI-driven spending could mean for investors.

https://stifel.info/SL081726

News reports suggest that President Trump is considering proposals to cut the capital gains tax. The idea that the Treas...
08/13/2026

News reports suggest that President Trump is considering proposals to cut the capital gains tax. The idea that the Treasury Department can act independently to change the rules for the capital gains tax has been floated before, but doubt that it has the authority to act. Absent administrative action, Congress would need to change the law and that is unlikely to occur in 2026. In this note, Brian Gardner, Stifel's Chief Washington Policy Strategist reviews some of the options and describes the significant hurdles that each proposal would face.

Read more here: https://livesocial.seismic.com/axm8TM

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