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This Week in Wealth with Tom Fortino and Ilyce Glink: When it comes to saving, spending, investing and taxes, life can get complicated. Especially now. It feels like every day there’s news that affects the stock market, your wallet, and your retirement. T

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    Time to get everything under one roof in your portfolio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! On this episode of The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom preaches retirement portfolio organization and how important it is to get everything under one roof. He also discusses the 2800 rules in the Social Security handbook […]

    The changes and challenges that come with Social Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom looks at the changes and challenges that come with Social Security and how it should be simple but often isn't. Even though April 15th has come and gone, […]

    Tom Fortino addresses market volatility and minimizing portfolio taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! In this episode of The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom addresses the recent craziness of the market and gives a different spin on the volatility. He also reminds you that it's never a bad time to […]

    Addressing Social Security and the bump

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom addresses Social Security and the bump next month. Plus, the missing piece to your retirement puzzle could be quite simple, as well as preparing for market volatility […]

    Reaching a ‘magic' number in retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom reminds us to avoid procrastination when it comes to retirement planning and addresses reaching a “magic” number in retirement. As we head into warmer weather, it's not a bad time to eliminate […]

    The tooth fairy can teach you about budgeting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom tells you how a surprising source can teach you about budgeting… the tooth fairy. Speaking of surprises, Tom also helps us detect fees and other things that might pop up when retirement […]

    What you should do if you're sitting on cash

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! Tom and new co-host, Kevin McAlpin, broke it down this week starting with Warren Buffet mentioning that he's sitting on a pile of cash, what should you do if you're in the same boat? They […]

    What to do before the tax man comes calling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom continues to hammer home that tax season is inching closer and what you can still do before the tax man comes calling. Plus, he intertwines his five pillars along with the latest […]

    Do you know what you own in your portfolio?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom addresses the market and making sure you know what you own in your portfolio. He can take a look under the hood and cut through some of […]

    Is the market due for a correction?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom focuses on all aspects of his Five Pillars, and whether the market might be due for a correction. Several statistics pop up including only 18% of retirees have a retirement plan and […]

    Why 401(k)s are reaching their tipping point

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! On this week's show, Tom discusses how and why 401(k)s are reaching their tipping point, and wants to make sure you're not just preparing your taxes, but instead, planning for your taxes. As it is […]

    Getting to tax-free in retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This weekend Tom is the bearer of bad news: it is tax season again. Tax day is only a couple of months away and Tom tells us everything we need to think about as we […]

    What the ‘Dangerous Decade' means for your retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! On this weekend's show, Tom talks all about the “Dangerous Decade” and what that means for you and your retirement plan. As always, he mentions his 5 Pillars and offers upcoming classes to meet with […]

    Two dreaded words that everyone needs to know

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom addresses two dreaded words that everyone needs to be aware of: tax season. What do you need to be on the lookout for when it comes to taxes and your retirement plan? […]

    What does the new year mean for your retirement plan?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! On this week's episode, Tom jumps right into the new year and what that means for you and your retirement plan. As we move into 2025, he makes sure that you know the changes to […]

    Get your retirement plan organized in 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! Tom Fortino's theme of this show and for 2025 is to GET ORGANIZED. He tells us exactly how to do that in our retirement plans to get 2025 started off right! He also lists the […]

    What you need to know going into 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! On this week's episode of The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino reminds us the rules on Roth conversions and how to get rid of your unwanted partner: the government! Plus, 401(k) rules are changing going […]

    Tax planning is key with April around the corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom Fortino focuses on Roth conversions and reminds us we can take any amount, at anytime, at any age. Plus, with the new year around the corner, tax planning is key and April […]

    Roth conversions with any amount, time or age

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! In this week's episode of The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino focuses on Roth conversions and reminds us that we can take any amount at any time or age. Plus with the new year around […]

    How to get rid of your unwanted partner

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino reminds us the rules on Roth conversions and how to get rid of your unwanted partner: the government! Plus, 401(k) rules are changing going into 2025 […]

    How much time you spend in the market is important

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom Fortino dives into key components of financial planning, starting with the market after the election and why how much time you spend in the market is important, not necessarily timing the market. […]

    What percentage of retirees don't have a budget?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! On this week's show, Tom Fortino addresses the fact that there are Americans who fear retirement more than dying! And as we move into the holidays, he drives home what you need to do before […]

    Spending time in the post-election market

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! In this episode of The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino dives into key components of financial planning, starting with the market after the election and why it's important how much time you spend in the […]

    Supersize your 401(k) with upcoming changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! In this episode of The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino discusses critical aspects of retirement planning, including upcoming changes to 401(k) plans, the importance of comprehensive financial planning, and insights into estate planning. He emphasizes […]

    Retirement need-to-knows before the end of the year

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week is a jam-packed episode of The Alpha Wealth Hour as Tom Fortino takes you through everything you need to know and do before the end of the year. He also hits on large […]

    Retirement planning essentials for 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on the Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino discusses essential aspects of retirement planning, including updates on tax brackets for 2025, strategies for managing market volatility, and the importance of end-of-year financial planning. Speaking […]

    The importance of complete retirement planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! In this episode of the Alpha Wealth Hour, host Tom Fortino discusses the importance of complete retirement planning, covering various aspects such as market insights, investment strategies, income planning, social security, asset protection, and tax […]

    The essential strategies for retirement planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! In this episode of The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino discusses essential strategies for retirement planning, focusing on taxes, income generation, and investment management. He touches on his Five Pillars and covers the significance of […]

    Critical financial mistakes that can jeopardize retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino discusses critical financial mistakes that can jeopardize retirement plans and how to avoid them. Plus, having a large IRA is nice, but there are some hurdles […]

    The essentials of retirement planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! In this episode of the Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino discusses essential aspects of retirement planning, focusing on social security adjustments, income planning strategies, the role of annuities, tax planning, and the importance of estate […]

    The deep dive on income planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino dives deep on income planning. He explains how to build multiple streams of guaranteed income and how to avoid mistakes when claiming Social Security benefits.  Plus, […]

    The biggest threats to your retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom Fortino of the Alpha Wealth Group talks about some of the biggest threats to your retirement including not having a guaranteed income stream, overpaying taxes on your retirement savings, the rising cost […]

    The importance of having a comprehensive retirement plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino discusses many topics related to retirement planning, including the market, retirement income, minimizing taxes, and understanding 401(k) plans. He emphasizes the importance of having a comprehensive […]

    Highlighting the significance of tax planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino of the Alpha Wealth Group covers various topics related to retirement planning, including income planning, tax breaks, Social Security, pensions, annuities, and healthcare costs. He highlights […]

    What you could be missing with your Social Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! In this week's edition of The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino shares the details people tend to get wrong with their Social Security. If you'd like to get involved with the show, call 630-934-1855. A […]

    Changes in retirement savings and tax rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! In this week's edition of The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino discusses changes in retirement savings and tax rules, such as the clarification on inherited IRAs and the option to make employer matches in Roth […]

    Don't let volatility effect your planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom Fortino of the Alpha Wealth Group talks about the volatility in the market and how it effects your planning, as well as things to keep in mind while getting ready for retirement. If […]

    What we might see for the rest of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom Fortino of the Alpha Wealth Group talks about recent market trends and what we might see for the rest of 2024. He explains what having a smart investment plan designed specifically for […]

    Market trends and the changing landscape of retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! On this week's show, Tom Fortino discusses market trends and the changing landscape of retirement. Tom also offers an income planning toolkit and highlights the significance of understanding Social Security claiming strategies. Plus, the new […]

    How much money is needed to be happy in retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on The Alpha Wealth Hour, host Tom Fortino explores the question of how much money is needed to be happy in retirement and highlights the different perspectives of baby boomers and millennials.  Additionally, […]

    Focusing on investment strategies and risks in retirement portfolios

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on the Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom Fortino focuses on investment strategies and risks in retirement portfolios. Fortino highlights the risks associated with not having a clear investment plan and not being organized with […]

    Creating income that lasts a lifetime

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on The Alpha Wealth Hour, join Tom Fortino as he explores a crucial aspect of retirement planning: creating income that lasts a lifetime. Discover strategies to handle rising healthcare expenses in your senior […]

    Getting Uncle Sam out of your retirement savings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! As we prepare for Independence Day, Tom Fortino shares his thoughts on becoming financially independent. That means getting Uncle Sam out of your retirement savings as much as possible! If you'd like to get involved […]

    How to build income you can't outlive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom Fortino dives deep into one of the most important areas of retirement planning – building income you can't outlive. Plus, how do you prepare for the increased cost of healthcare in your […]

    Have the retirement you want with the right plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! The new CPI numbers are out this week and inflation remains sticky. According to a recent study, 50% of retirement savers are changing their plans due to the rising cost of living. But Tom Fortino […]

    Getting organized for your retirement future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom tackles one of the biggest financial challenges – getting organized. Learn how to take control of your retirement future. Plus, a hilarious recent example of a “failure to communicate” at a college […]

    Don't overlook the importance of tax efficiency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week, Tom dives deep into an often-overlooked aspect of retirement planning – tax efficiency. Learn more about tax strategies for retirement every Sunday at 7 a.m. on The Alpha Wealth Hour. If you'd like […]

    Retirees returning to work due to inflation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! After the Great Resignation, many retirees are now headed back to work due to inflation. But could a better income plan help prevent that? Tom Fortino explains on The Alpha Wealth Hour, Sunday mornings at […]

    Should you claim Social Security early and then invest the money?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! Dave Ramsey says you should take Social Security as early as possible and invest the money in a mutual fund. But is that the right advice? Tom Fortino explains why Social Security claiming strategies are […]

    Don't let retirement sneak up on you

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! Happy Mother's Day weekend! Most Americans expect to retire at 65, but a staggering number of them actually retire at 62. Tom will share what you need to have in place in case retirement sneaks […]

    You may not need the ‘magic number' for retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024


    WGN Radio's Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! According to the Motley Fool, there's a new “magic number” for retirement, but Tom Fortino says you may not need that much for a successful retirement. Also this week, Ed Slott on RMDs, important estate […]

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