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The Alpha Wealth Hour

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The Alpha Wealth Hour with Tom Fortino: 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. To unravel the jargon and help you spend smarter, tune into The Alpha Wealth Hour.

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Latest episode

Jun 28, 2026

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Episodes

Retirement planning when you’re on the home stretch 04.05.2025

WGN Radio’s Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! It’s Kentucky Derby weekend and Tom knows there are important things to look at in your retirement planning, especially when you are on the home stretch. Is there a sweet spot and timing for Roth […]

Time to get everything under one roof in your portfolio 27.04.2025

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 20.04.2025

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 13.04.2025

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 06.04.2025

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 30.03.2025

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 23.03.2025

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 16.03.2025

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 09.03.2025

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? 02.03.2025

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? 23.02.2025

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 16.02.2025

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 09.02.2025

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 26.01.2025

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 19.01.2025

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? 12.01.2025

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 05.01.2025

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 29.12.2024

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 22.12.2024

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 15.12.2024

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 08.12.2024

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 01.12.2024

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? 24.11.2024

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 17.11.2024

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 10.11.2024

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 […]

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