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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Advisor moves: RBC reels in $1.1B UBS megateam as UBS deepens Texas presence
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 16, 2025
Advisor moves: RBC reels in $1.1B UBS megateam as UBS deepens Texas presence

Meanwhile, Kestra partner Coastline Wealth Management passes a milestone in its geographic expansion with a former Ameriprise team in New York.

401(k) participants seek advice, but few turn to financial advisors
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 12, 2025
401(k) participants seek advice, but few turn to financial advisors

Cerulli research finds nearly two-thirds of active retirement plan participants are unadvised, opening a potential engagement opportunity.

Los Angeles Federal Credit Union splits from LPL's CFS to Cetera
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 12, 2025
Los Angeles Federal Credit Union splits from LPL's CFS to Cetera

LPL loses another institutional client as Cetera adds a $160 million win to its credit union partnership streak.

Sanctuary, VestGen make strides in next-gen recruitment
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2025
Sanctuary, VestGen make strides in next-gen recruitment

A Merrill Lynch breakaway joins one of Sanctuary Wealth's East Coast partners as VestGen adds two promising young talents to its own advisor bench.

Advisor moves: LPL and Raymond James add veteran advisors in California
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 12, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL and Raymond James add veteran advisors in California

LPL welcomes a Beverly Hills-based practice from Wedbush Securities as RayJay adds a Stifel alum to its employee advisor arm.

CFP Board names Barry Gersten head technology officer
FINTECH JUN 12, 2025
CFP Board names Barry Gersten head technology officer

The seasoned IT leader arrives as the credentialing body for CFP professionals considers AI's implications for the future of financial planning.

EdgeCo bolsters AmericanTCS unit with ERISApedia deal
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2025
EdgeCo bolsters AmericanTCS unit with ERISApedia deal

The NewEdge parent company's 10th transaction in the retirement space adds compliance and prospecting support capabilities for plan advisors and other intermediaries.

Wealthbox eyes next growth phase with $200M Sixth Street investment
FINTECH JUN 11, 2025
Wealthbox eyes next growth phase with $200M Sixth Street investment

The top-rated advisor CRM provider is poised to broaden its footprint across the RIA and enterprise BD space with fresh funding for new AI features, expanded integrations, and deeper enterprise capabilities.

'It was never about beating the market'
FINTECH JUN 11, 2025
'It was never about beating the market'

Fintech founder and CEO unpacks how TAMPS and other legacy systems have hampered advisors' value, and how AI can spark more human client conversations about their investments.

FPA unveils competency model for financial planning advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 11, 2025
FPA unveils competency model for financial planning advisors

The new learning framework, focused on behavioral and interpersonal skills, is designed to set financial planners up for lifelong professional development.