Leo Almazora

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Leo Francis Almazora

Senior Journalist

10 years experience1,025,285 Total views on InvestmentNews in 2025

Leo's specialty topics

RIAs Alternative investments Fintech Mutual funds Practice management

Leo Almazora is the resident US news writer at InvestmentNews, a role he has held since February 2024. He covers a broad range of topics central to the financial advisory industry, including broker-dealer news, registered investment advisor (RIA) activity, advisor recruitment and moves, retirement planning, elder fraud, and wealth technology across the United States. Leo brings nearly a decade of financial journalism experience to his reporting, having developed deep expertise in equities, fixed income, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), alternative investments, and wealthtech through extensive conversations with portfolio managers, financial advisors, and industry executives.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“After a decade of covering wealth management from the Canadian and US perspectives, I've chosen to see this space as a rich industry filled with motivated individuals working against forces that go against their clients' best interest. It's been encouraging to watch the industry from purely focusing on investment products to a more holistic approach that includes financial planning, risk management, retirement planning, charitable giving, and legacy conversations.”

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Featured content from Leo

Pontera cries 'anticompetitive,' Fidelity cites cyber safety in credential sharing standoff 'This came out of the blue': Why firms are pushing back against New Jersey's proposed independent contractor rule From breakaways to breakouts: How Altruist's Jason Wenk sees next-gen RIAs moving forward

Previous experience

  • Key Media — US News Writer
  • Key Meda — Canada editor
  • Key Media — News editor
  • Key Meda — Business journalist

Education

  • Masters in Applied Business Economics, University of Asia and the Pacific
  • Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines

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RIAs riding active ETFs into international and emerging markets
EQUITIES OCT 07, 2026
RIAs riding active ETFs into international and emerging markets

William Blair survey finds 56% of RIAs plan to boost active ETF allocations abroad amid mounting worries over US equity concentration.

Morningstar rolls out agentic AI platform built on its research
FINTECH OCT 07, 2026
Morningstar rolls out agentic AI platform built on its research

Launch of Direct AI follows a model portfolio tie-up with Envestnet as advisors juggle AI adoption and private-market due diligence.

Advisor moves: Osaic draws Equitable advisor overseeing $245 million in assets
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 07, 2026
Advisor moves: Osaic draws Equitable advisor overseeing $245 million in assets

Meanwhile, Cetera's streak of Commonwealth recruitment continues in Washington, and an LPL advisor hops over to Raymond James in Maine.

AlphaCore adds $400M Blue Rock in Mid-Atlantic push
RIA NEWS OCT 07, 2026
AlphaCore adds $400M Blue Rock in Mid-Atlantic push

The Sussex County wealth firm, built around business-owner clients, extends the California-based aggregator's footprint in the East Coast.

Dolly Parton estate drama shows limits of even careful planning
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 07, 2026
Dolly Parton estate drama shows limits of even careful planning

Tulsa estate planning attorney and New Hampshire-based trust expert unpack what dispute with the country music icon's nephew teaches advisors about trusts, heirs and family businesses.

Bluespring Wealth builds $1B team with Family Wealth Counseling deal
RIA NEWS OCT 07, 2026
Bluespring Wealth builds $1B team with Family Wealth Counseling deal

The Kestra-owned RIA acquirer merges the planning firm into KDI Wealth Management, creating a majority woman-led advisor team

Cerulli: Advisors struggle to turn 401(k) savers into wealth clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 06, 2026
Cerulli: Advisors struggle to turn 401(k) savers into wealth clients

Just over 10% of advisors' wealth clients come from defined contribution plans, as capacity, data and technology gaps block the bridge to wealth

Alto to buy Forge Trust from Schwab in self-directed IRA push
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 06, 2026
Alto to buy Forge Trust from Schwab in self-directed IRA push

Deal creates a $20B-plus custody platform for private market investing in IRAs, months after Schwab closed its Forge Global purchase

Arax CFO Diego Galan gets expanded mandate as COO
RIA NEWS OCT 06, 2026
Arax CFO Diego Galan gets expanded mandate as COO

The RedBird-backed RIA aggregator is putting its finance chief's experience to good use as he takes charge of M&A, operations and technology.

Aspen Standard Wealth buys $1B Louisiana RIA Cullen Investment Group
RIA NEWS OCT 06, 2026
Aspen Standard Wealth buys $1B Louisiana RIA Cullen Investment Group

Cullen marks the fourth firm the New York-based RIA aggregator has bought in 2026 as deal volume heads for a record year.