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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Americana Partners, Apella Wealth unveil strategic acquisitions
RIA NEWS MAR 10, 2025
Americana Partners, Apella Wealth unveil strategic acquisitions

Americana is making its first foray outside the Lone Star State, while Apella welcomes another partner in New England.

Taking women by the hand during tax season
RIA NEWS MAR 10, 2025
Taking women by the hand during tax season

Beacon Pointe partner and managing director Indya Yuill shares how to boost female clients' tax confidence, and how the work of tax planning can naturally create growth opportunities.

Revealed: The best places to work for financial advisors in 2025
RIA NEWS MAR 10, 2025
Revealed: The best places to work for financial advisors in 2025

From flexible work options to a "zero-burnout" focus and support for employee diversity, these outstanding firms are scoring top marks on several fronts.

Carson Group welcomes Envestnet alum Ramesh Vaswani
RIA NEWS MAR 10, 2025
Carson Group welcomes Envestnet alum Ramesh Vaswani

The national RIA is leaning into its technology strategy by tapping Vaswani's more than 20 years of experience as Carson's new CTO.

Social Security moves to dial up clawback rates to 100%
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2025
Social Security moves to dial up clawback rates to 100%

The Social Security Administration is going back to fully garnishing monthly benefits to recover overpayments, a move advocates say could cause "unnecessary harm" to some of the most vulnerable Americans.

401(k) plans have boosted workers' retirement readiness, ICI report finds
RIA NEWS MAR 07, 2025
401(k) plans have boosted workers' retirement readiness, ICI report finds

Joint snapshot research points to how menu design, auto-enrolment features, and decreasing fund fees help drive retirement savings success.

Advisors continue to shine as 'emotional circuit breakers,' Vanguard says
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 07, 2025
Advisors continue to shine as 'emotional circuit breakers,' Vanguard says

Latest annual report reaffirms additional net returns from behavioral coaching, especially during historic periods of heightened market volatility.

SEC fines NY investment advisor firm, former officers over $500k for fiduciary failures
RIA NEWS MAR 07, 2025
SEC fines NY investment advisor firm, former officers over $500k for fiduciary failures

The regulator says ex-managing partner should have seen red flags of COO's $223,000 in misappropriations, including 100 debit card transactions to pay for personal expenses.

Blackstone sees bright spot in commercial real estate debt with record $8B fund raise
ALTERNATIVES MAR 07, 2025
Blackstone sees bright spot in commercial real estate debt with record $8B fund raise

The titanic alternative assets giant's latest move will help bridge a gap between lenders and still-challenged property owners, says debt strategies head.

AlTi expands into Germany with Kontora Family Office deal
RIA NEWS MAR 07, 2025
AlTi expands into Germany with Kontora Family Office deal

The wealth giant overseeing $77 billion in total assets has secured itself a foothold in the world's third-largest ultra-high-net-worth market.