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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Citi taps BlackRock to manage $80B in wealth assets, deepen tech partnership
ALTERNATIVES SEP 04, 2025
Citi taps BlackRock to manage $80B in wealth assets, deepen tech partnership

The bank's alliance with the asset management behemoth will see Citi unveil a new customized portfolio offering for clients across nearly 100 countries.

Goldman Sachs to acquire $1B stake in T. Rowe Price, plots joint private-market offerings for retirement clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2025
Goldman Sachs to acquire $1B stake in T. Rowe Price, plots joint private-market offerings for retirement clients

The deal announced Thursday will see the firms offering target-date strategies, model portfolios, and other vehicles with a dose of private investment exposure.

Annuity sales hit another high, notching seventh straight $100B+ quarter: LIMRA
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 04, 2025
Annuity sales hit another high, notching seventh straight $100B+ quarter: LIMRA

Product innovation, a constructive economic backdrop, and greater awareness around guaranteed retirement income are driving annuities to potentially exceed $400 billion in sales by year-end.

RIA moves: Corient acquires Breed's Hill Capital, continues M&A streak
RIA NEWS SEP 04, 2025
RIA moves: Corient acquires Breed's Hill Capital, continues M&A streak

Aspen Wealth's New England Private Wealth Advisors has also snapped up a $1.6 billion firm in New Hampshire.

401(k) millionaires reach new high as retirement account balances rebound in Q2
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2025
401(k) millionaires reach new high as retirement account balances rebound in Q2

Fidelity's latest quarterly retirement analysis data show sustained plan contributions, with account balances rebounding from a brief dip.

How OBBBA changes have made QSBS more interesting for business owners
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 03, 2025
How OBBBA changes have made QSBS more interesting for business owners

For eligible entrepreneurs, new provisions for qualified small business stock widen the potential for capital gains tax exclusions.

Sandwich generation faces mounting financial strain as retirement savings take a back seat
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 03, 2025
Sandwich generation faces mounting financial strain as retirement savings take a back seat

Americans paying the caregiving tax – including members of Gen X and Millennials – are sacrificing long-term security.

Ex-Hightower CEO Bob Oros joins PPB Capital's board
ALTERNATIVES SEP 03, 2025
Ex-Hightower CEO Bob Oros joins PPB Capital's board

Wealth.com and Shaping Wealth have also tapped other industry heavyweights to beef up their own advisory boards.

CFP professionals get higher pay, more job satisfaction, finds CFP Board
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 03, 2025
CFP professionals get higher pay, more job satisfaction, finds CFP Board

New survey finds CFP holders are more generously compensated than their non-credentialed counterparts, while enjoying a sense of purpose and deeper relationships.

Stifel taps Launny Steffens for new vice chairman role
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 03, 2025
Stifel taps Launny Steffens for new vice chairman role

The veteran who built Merrill Lynch's retail business from the ground up will bring that experience to support growth across Stifel's advisory, asset management, and investment banking businesses.