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 the BMO Real Financial Progress Index, 25% of Americans are delaying retirement because of inflation and the economy. Ilyce and Tom talk about why, as inflation pushes up prices […]

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 return for another week discussing the best way to be gifting in a tax efficient manner with gift tax laws. Later on, they take another dive into I-Bonds […]

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! Good news arrived this week in the form of inflation dropping slightly, to 8.3% in April. Ilyce and Tom break down the change and the not-so-great news that may affect clients […]

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! Many people are becoming new grandparents, and they’re asking what kinds of financial moves they can make to help ease the burden on their kids. Ilyce and Tom discuss short-term and […]

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 are always talking about guaranteed income, and annuities are part of that. This week, they spend time talking about “single premium immediate annuities”, other sorts of annuities, when […]

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 recently read an article that talked about the unforeseen moments that can suddenly derail finances and retirement plans. She and Tom share how can you head them off with better […]

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! Is it harder to get rich today than it was 30, 40 or 50 years ago? Ilyce and Tom talk about why it’s way harder for recent college grads to get […]

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, the House passed the Secure Act 2.0 and if it passes the Senate, it would allow people to put more money into their 401(k)s and IRAs. Ilyce and Tom […]

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 answering a really good question about whether it’s better to convert more IRA money into a Roth and pay the tax, or let the beneficiaries pay […]

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 the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the stock market volatility that goes along with it, Ilyce and Tom discuss how to smooth things out with annuities. Later, they talk about […]