Leo Almazora

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Leo Francis Almazora

Senior Journalist

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

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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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Homrich Berg rolls out equity participation program for all employees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 22, 2025
Homrich Berg rolls out equity participation program for all employees

The $25 billion RIA's new firmwide program will help attract and retain top talent with a long-term incentive for non-shareholder employees.

EP Wealth unveils partnership with $1.2B majority women-led RIA
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUL 22, 2025
EP Wealth unveils partnership with $1.2B majority women-led RIA

The $36.4 billion consolidator's latest deal in Chicago marks its seventh partnership this year.

Former California advisor indicted for alleged $9.5M Ponzi scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 22, 2025
Former California advisor indicted for alleged $9.5M Ponzi scheme

The ex-Bay Area broker reportedly continued to peddle fake bond investments, promising rates of returns exceeding 20%, even after FINRA suspended his license in 2014.

AI tops compliance concerns for RIAs, survey finds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 22, 2025
AI tops compliance concerns for RIAs, survey finds

Predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity are now high on compliance officers' lists as off-channel communications are relegated down the rankings.

Can advisors still cut through the noise in digital marketing?
FINTECH JUL 21, 2025
Can advisors still cut through the noise in digital marketing?

With a fifth of RIA firms using AI to create marketing content, one leading voice argues a clear identity and focusing on clients will be crucial to success.

Wealth tech Alix raises $20M to expand AI-powered estate settlement platform
FINTECH JUL 21, 2025
Wealth tech Alix raises $20M to expand AI-powered estate settlement platform

The San Francisco-based startup's Series A funding, with support from Schwab and Edward Jones Ventures, will reinforce its role in the coming $124 trillion wealth transfer.

Summit Financial adds four RIAs, nets $1.2B in new assets
RIA NEWS JUL 21, 2025
Summit Financial adds four RIAs, nets $1.2B in new assets

The quartet of deals across New York, Florida, Ohio, and New Mexico reinforces the fast-growing integrator's leading position in the independent space.

Advisor moves: Raymond James welcomes UBS, Wells Fargo teams in bicoastal moves
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 21, 2025
Advisor moves: Raymond James welcomes UBS, Wells Fargo teams in bicoastal moves

UBS and Wells Fargo have made their own additions in the Northeast, including a Massachusetts duo defecting from Commonwealth.

Goldman Sachs brings private credit to defined contribution plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2025
Goldman Sachs brings private credit to defined contribution plans

Goldman Sachs' new private credit fund aims to bring alternatives to 401(k) plans, joining a wave of asset managers targeting the DC market.

RIA M&A activity surges to second-quarter record
RIA NEWS JUL 21, 2025
RIA M&A activity surges to second-quarter record

With 102 transactions logged in the three-month period up to June, Echelon Partners is projecting a new banner year for dealmaking across the industry.