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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Student debt drives parents toward 529 plans, Fidelity finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 27, 2026
Student debt drives parents toward 529 plans, Fidelity finds

New Fidelity data links parents' own loan burden to record 529 savings and delayed retirement planning.

Advisor moves: Cresset enters Boca Raton with $4 billion UBS team addition
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 26, 2026
Advisor moves: Cresset enters Boca Raton with $4 billion UBS team addition

Meanwhile, an advisor tuck-in from Edward Jones expands Kestra's Washington, D.C.-area presence, and Janney deepens its Connecticut footprint with an experienced Wells Fargo advisor.

Kovack Financial Network launches private succession platform for advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 26, 2026
Kovack Financial Network launches private succession platform for advisors

KFN Succession Center pairs advisors weighing retirement with buyers, as next-gen affordability keeps eroding industry-wide.

Vanguard to acquire Altruist, expanding advisor technology reach
TECHNOLOGY AUG 26, 2026
Vanguard to acquire Altruist, expanding advisor technology reach

Vanguard's deal pairs its scale with Altruist's AI-driven custody platform, aiming to widen access to financial advice nationwide.

Vistria takes majority stake in Curi Capital in fresh RIA deal
RIA NEWS AUG 25, 2026
Vistria takes majority stake in Curi Capital in fresh RIA deal

Chicago-based Curi Capital gets new majority owner as $14 billion RIA eyes acquisitions and expanded family office services

WealthReach, VastAdvisor tie-up takes aim at advisors' cold outreach problem
FINTECH AUG 25, 2026
WealthReach, VastAdvisor tie-up takes aim at advisors' cold outreach problem

Partnership pairs organic lead detection with paid ad targeting to help end "spray-and-pray" marketing for growth-seeking advisory firms.

LPL taps Wells Fargo vet as new chief technology and information officer
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 25, 2026
LPL taps Wells Fargo vet as new chief technology and information officer

Jonathan Lewis joins the wealth management giant as it proceeds with a $2 billion AI and technology push for advisors.

Warren and Wyden press FINRA on ACATS transfer fraud gap
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 24, 2026
Warren and Wyden press FINRA on ACATS transfer fraud gap

Senators say brokerages leave accounts exposed to fraudulent transfers without verification, intensifying pressure as FINRA weighs its own fraud-hold rule.

Why $21B RIA Baker Street Advisors is not for sale
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) AUG 24, 2026
Why $21B RIA Baker Street Advisors is not for sale

He runs a San Francisco-based firm built entirely without acquisitions – and for Chris Wilkens, that's exactly the point as family offices reshape the RIA race.

Barings taps DWS veteran to lead U.S. wealth push
ALTERNATIVES AUG 24, 2026
Barings taps DWS veteran to lead U.S. wealth push

New role puts DWS veteran Brian Maute in charge of expanding Barings' reach across RIAs, broker-dealers and private banks.