The Alpha Wealth Hour

WGN Radio’s Ilyce Glink and Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group give you the latest financial business news and financial planning advice and more!

This week starts off addressing the banking crisis, but Ilyce and Tom shift to discuss the differences and how rising interest rates could affect the value of bonds. Later, hear a shocking income amount for comfortable retirement.

If you’d like to get involved with the show, call 630-934-1855. A member of Tom Fortino’s group will get back to you.

WGN Radio’s Ilyce Glink and Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group give you the latest financial business news and financial planning advice and more!

With so much news coming out in the past few weeks, Ilyce and Tom tackle some of the more financially impacting stories including pharmacology investments, student loan relief, and renting rather than buying in retirement. Later on, the discuss what can they do now to prepare for an unplanned retirement and still get guaranteed income.

If you’d like to get involved with the show, call 630-934-1855. A member of Tom Fortino’s group will get back to you.

WGN Radio’s Ilyce Glink and Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group give you the latest financial business news and financial planning advice and more!

Proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare are apparently “off the table” as part of negotiations to deal with the nation’s debt ceiling. Ilyce and Tom talk about how retirement decisions might be impacted by cuts in the future. Later on, they talk misinformation and tackle social security myths.

If you’d like to get involved with the show, call 630-934-1855. A member of Tom Fortino’s group will get back to you.

WGN Radio’s Ilyce Glink and Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group give you the latest financial business news and financial planning advice and more!

How people give gifts and what they give tells you a lot about compatibility and whether they’re good long-term partners. Ilyce and Tom discuss gifts of real estate, stock, trusts, and how to have conversations when setting up 529 plans for children and grandchildren. Later on, they discuss the stock market shifting away from growth and tech stocks to a more conservative approach involving fixed products and higher interest rates.

If you’d like to get involved with the show, call 630-934-1855. A member of Tom Fortino’s group will get back to you.

WGN Radio’s Ilyce Glink and Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group give you the latest financial business news and financial planning advice and more!

In light of the big game and the amount of college players turned NFL, Ilyce and Tom talk a lot about the cost of college and saving for that, and how can parents manage their budgets so that they can afford to raise their kids while saving for college and their own retirement.

If you’d like to get involved with the show, call 630-934-1855. A member of Tom Fortino’s group will get back to you.

WGN Radio’s Ilyce Glink and Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group give you the latest financial business news and financial planning advice and more!

This week Ilyce and Tom return to answer social security questions after the hornet’s nest they stirred up last week. Later, they discuss how to handle losing a fortune and how you can protect against it happening.

If you’d like to get involved with the show, call 630-934-1855. A member of Tom Fortino’s group will get back to you.

WGN Radio’s Ilyce Glink and Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group give you the latest financial business news and financial planning advice and more!

According to some new research showcased in the Wall Street Journal last week, when it comes to marriage and money, opposites attract. Ilyce and Tom dive into this theory and how they might help client couples with similar or different views about money. Later, they follow up on the recent show about social security changes.

If you’d like to get involved with the show, call 630-934-1855. A member of Tom Fortino’s group will get back to you.

WGN Radio’s Ilyce Glink and Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group give you the latest financial business news and financial planning advice and more!

Ilyce and Tom start off talking about how much money parents are giving to their kids and whether that’s a plus, minus or just needed. Later on, they discuss when it’s time to close the bank of mom and dad, along with lessons to prepare children for the financial realities of life.

If you’d like to get involved with the show, call 630-934-1855. A member of Tom Fortino’s group will get back to you.

WGN Radio’s Ilyce Glink and Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group give you the latest financial business news and financial planning advice and more!

A new survey by Transamerica shows most American workers expect to continue to work after reaching retirement age. Ilyce and Tom discuss how to help people make working past 70 a choice and not something they have to do to survive.

If you’d like to get involved with the show, call 630-934-1855. A member of Tom Fortino’s group will get back to you.

WGN Radio’s Ilyce Glink and Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group give you the latest financial business news and financial planning advice and more!

Just before the end of the year, President Biden signed the new Secure 2.0 Act. Ilyce and Tom discuss the new law, and many of the policy changes in the bill that will extend help to Americans who can already afford to save or have access to workplace plans and new benefits that lower and middle-income workers will receive.

If you’d like to get involved with the show, call 630-934-1855. A member of Tom Fortino’s group will get back to you.