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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Corient expands Pacific Northwest footprint with $2B Bristlecone Advisors
RIA NEWS OCT 02, 2025
Corient expands Pacific Northwest footprint with $2B Bristlecone Advisors

The deal for the Bellevue, Washington-based multi-family office marks another step for Corient's hyper-growth strategy.

How AI is transforming the financial planning profession
FINTECH OCT 01, 2025
How AI is transforming the financial planning profession

Industry leaders discuss how AI is streamlining financial planning, expanding access to advice, and raising new questions about trust and ethical use.

Advisors' equity recommendations often exceed client preferences, study finds
EQUITIES OCT 01, 2025
Advisors' equity recommendations often exceed client preferences, study finds

But clients' actual stock allocations closely matched advisors' recommendations, which generally fall in line with models in target-date funds.

Forgotten 401(k)s hit record $2.1T as job insecurity leaves retirement savings stranded
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2025
Forgotten 401(k)s hit record $2.1T as job insecurity leaves retirement savings stranded

Amid layoffs and economic anxiety, left-behind retirement accounts reach new highs with millions of Americans disconnected from their savings.

Wealth.com and Vanilla are extending their reach among advisors
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2025
Wealth.com and Vanilla are extending their reach among advisors

Wealth.com will support 11,000 Osaic advisors through a new partnership, while Vanilla teases an estate planning solution for smaller independent RIAs.

RIA mergers hit new Q3 high as PE drives dealmaking
RIA NEWS OCT 01, 2025
RIA mergers hit new Q3 high as PE drives dealmaking

The latest quarterly surge puts the industry on pace to exceed 300 transactions in 2025, according to Devoe.

RIA moves: Carson Group makes Alaska debut with $436M Shilanski and Associates
RIA NEWS OCT 01, 2025
RIA moves: Carson Group makes Alaska debut with $436M Shilanski and Associates

Elsewhere, a deal in Florida gives Ashton Thomas Private Wealth a new CIO, while Moneta expands its reach further into Colorado.

Affluent Americans are leading the way in philanthropy, finds BofA study
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 30, 2025
Affluent Americans are leading the way in philanthropy, finds BofA study

Biennial research finds 81% of high-net-worth households gave to charity last year, with 93% believing they can make a difference in their communities.

Government shutdown looms: What to know about the SEC, IPOs, the IRS, and more
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 30, 2025
Government shutdown looms: What to know about the SEC, IPOs, the IRS, and more

Failure to resolve federal deadlock by midnight could stall IPO approvals, limit SEC activity, and delay jobs data, while Social Security and essential services continue.

SEC moves to cut costs for Consolidated Audit Trail after court setback
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 30, 2025
SEC moves to cut costs for Consolidated Audit Trail after court setback

New SEC measures seek to lower the financial burden of the Consolidated Audit Trail, following years of rising costs and legal challenges.