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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More than two-thirds of advisors see stocks gaining in H2 2025, survey finds
EQUITIES JUN 09, 2025
More than two-thirds of advisors see stocks gaining in H2 2025, survey finds

With nearly half of respondents expecting equities to outdo other asset classes, advisors are seeing more opportunities to engage meaningfully with clients.

SEC rejects Texas advisor's 'moral obligation' defense over trading in deceased client's account
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 06, 2025
SEC rejects Texas advisor's 'moral obligation' defense over trading in deceased client's account

The ex-registered broker facilitated a series of transactions, including nine trades totaling nearly $130,000 and eight withdrawals amounting to $85,000, for a fourteen-month period after the client's death.

Envestnet unveils AI data tools to empower advisors' decision-making
FINTECH JUN 06, 2025
Envestnet unveils AI data tools to empower advisors' decision-making

The wealth tech giant is offering advisors a natural, intuitive way to use AI through its new business intelligence and insights engine features.

$8B RIA Wealthcare to be acquired by Sammons Financial Group
RIA NEWS JUN 06, 2025
$8B RIA Wealthcare to be acquired by Sammons Financial Group

The transaction will see ownership of Wealthcare switch from NewSpring Holdings roughly 12 years after the private equity company made its investment.

RIA wrap: Northern Trust taps State Street Bank alum for OCIO strategy, Dynasty partner firm adds new managing director
RIA NEWS JUN 06, 2025
RIA wrap: Northern Trust taps State Street Bank alum for OCIO strategy, Dynasty partner firm adds new managing director

Also, New York-based Withum Wealth Management has named a 45-year veteran professional to fill a C-suite role.

Labor market holds steady in May, muting Fed rate cut prospects
EQUITIES JUN 06, 2025
Labor market holds steady in May, muting Fed rate cut prospects

The latest jobs print showed hiring and unemployment holding steady, though downward revisions from March and April numbers offer cause for concerns.

Bond ETFs lead May rebound as inflows hit $86 billion
EQUITIES JUN 05, 2025
Bond ETFs lead May rebound as inflows hit $86 billion

Active ETFs, international funds, and long-duration bonds emerged among top beneficiaries of May asset flows.

Fidelity wades into the managed futures space with new ETF
ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2025
Fidelity wades into the managed futures space with new ETF

The investment giant's newest exchange-traded fund offers low-cost exposure to a diversifying liquid alternative strategy.

Merchant taps Rich Policastro to deepen advisor services
RIA NEWS JUN 05, 2025
Merchant taps Rich Policastro to deepen advisor services

The private capital provider looks to make good on its promise as a lifecycle partner to advisors as it hires the former M&A head at Hightower Advisors.

Advisor moves: LPL adds father-son duo in Virginia as Raymond James goes on recruitment spree
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 05, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL adds father-son duo in Virginia as Raymond James goes on recruitment spree

Meanwhile, Wells Fargo reels in a veteran from JPMorgan in Las Vegas, Nevada.