Leo Almazora

Leo Almazora is a senior journalist at InvestmentNews. Having been with IN since February 2024, he covers the full spectrum of wealth management — equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and wealth technology — drawing on nearly a decade of reporting experience built through direct conversations with portfolio managers, financial advisors, and industry insiders.

Before joining InvestmentNews, Leo spent years developing deep fluency in the language of financial professionals, giving him an instinct for what matters to advisors and their clients alike.

Outside the newsroom, he's a runner (one marathon down, one more on the horizon), a singer, a dance enthusiast, a cyclist, and an audiobook devotee – sometimes all at once.

Connect with Leo on LinkedIn or reach him at [email protected].

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You can't beat the house: A portfolio manager's POV on prediction markets and sports betting
ALTERNATIVES APR 20, 2026
You can't beat the house: A portfolio manager's POV on prediction markets and sports betting

With Robinhood building a prediction hub and Schwab signaling caution, wealth firms are confronting potentially blurred lines between investment tools and pure speculation.

RIA moves: Mariner adds $500M across two multigenerational teams
RIA NEWS APR 16, 2026
RIA moves: Mariner adds $500M across two multigenerational teams

Meanwhile, Wealth Enhancement expands its Dallas footprint with a $268 million RIA, and Integrated Partners launches a virtual family office practice targeting ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Schwab posts 30% profit jump, flags RIA platform upgrades and crypto launch
CUSTODIAN APR 16, 2026
Schwab posts 30% profit jump, flags RIA platform upgrades and crypto launch

Record trading activity and rising client assets drove the brokerage giant's strongest revenue quarter on record.

Wealth.com raises $65M Series B as AI adoption accelerates across firms
FINTECH APR 16, 2026
Wealth.com raises $65M Series B as AI adoption accelerates across firms

The oversubscribed round drew backing from new investors including Dynasty Financial Partners, as well as continued support from Schwab and Google's venture arm.

The 2026 class of Excellence Awardees revealed for the InvestmentNews Awards
RIA NEWS APR 16, 2026
The 2026 class of Excellence Awardees revealed for the InvestmentNews Awards

From trailblazing teams to innovative firms and outstanding individuals, discover who'll be vying for the ultimate recognition at the third annual InvestmentNews Awards gala happening in June.

Mark Mobius, pioneer of emerging markets investing, dies at 89
EMERGING MARKETS APR 15, 2026
Mark Mobius, pioneer of emerging markets investing, dies at 89

The emerging markets evangelist spent more than three decades at Franklin Templeton building a case for investing in the developing world – and a track record that largely backed it up.

Fintech bytes: Wealth.com declares new era for Ester AI
FINTECH APR 15, 2026
Fintech bytes: Wealth.com declares new era for Ester AI

Meanwhile, advisor AI platform Jump is expanding its partnership with an LPL OSJ, and TIFIN is entering the agentic AI arena.

Prediction markets on track for $1 trillion by 2030, but sports betting stirs legal storm
ALTERNATIVES APR 15, 2026
Prediction markets on track for $1 trillion by 2030, but sports betting stirs legal storm

Bernstein sees prediction market trading volume hitting $1 trillion by 2030, but an ongoing legal fight over sports event contracts could test that outlook.

Trump renews threat to fire Powell, keeping markets on edge
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 15, 2026
Trump renews threat to fire Powell, keeping markets on edge

With Powell's chairmanship expiring May 15 and his nominated replacement facing a Senate confirmation snag, Trump is ramping up pressure on the Fed chief to exit the central bank entirely.

Kevin Warsh would be the richest Fed chair ever, disclosures show
FIXED INCOME APR 14, 2026
Kevin Warsh would be the richest Fed chair ever, disclosures show

His divulged net worth easily eclipses current Chair Jerome Powell's, though holdings in venture capital, private funds, and crypto make the exact number hard to pin down.