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, 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 […]

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 Bitcoin down significantly since its 68-thousand dollar all-time high in November, is now the right time to take a dip into the crypto pool? This week, Ilyce and Tom discuss […]

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 talk about how the Russian invasion of Ukraine has shaken up the markets and the realities of an up and down market affecting clients. Then, they discuss having […]

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! After NFL quarterback Tom Brady announced his retirement at age 44, many people began to focus on early retirement of their own. Ilyce and Tom share items people should think through […]

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 recap the reasons you will want to file your taxes early and electronically as well as why you may have to report illegal activities on your tax returns. […]

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! Last Monday, the stock market dropped 1,000 points before recovering and going positive, while it dropped 800 points before recovering most of the gain on Tuesday. Now, the stock market has […]

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! The IRS says it’s opening for business early this year, but it still hasn’t processed millions of taxreturns from last year. As such. Ilyce and Tom discuss the IRS’s urgency to […]

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! Earlier this week, it was reported that inflation reached the highest pace since 1982, and it’s the third month in a row that inflation was up over 6% on a year […]