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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$43B Beacon Pointe taps seasoned retirement plan specialist to lead in DFW region
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2025
$43B Beacon Pointe taps seasoned retirement plan specialist to lead in DFW region

After advising on nearly $700 million in retirement assets, 27-year veteran Greg Mykytyn is bringing his expertise in ESOP and 401(k) plans to the national RIA in Texas.

Advisor moves: Equitable and Raymond James nab veterans from rival BDs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 30, 2025
Advisor moves: Equitable and Raymond James nab veterans from rival BDs

The defectors from Cetera, Lincoln Investments, and DA Davidson strengthen the firms' presence across the Eastern and Western US.

Core inflation eases in April as Fed eyes tariff risks
EQUITIES MAY 30, 2025
Core inflation eases in April as Fed eyes tariff risks

The Federal Reserve's favored inflation measure rises just 0.1%, opening the door slightly wider to rate cuts.

What 529 plan savers should watch in the 2025 budget reconciliation bill
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 29, 2025
What 529 plan savers should watch in the 2025 budget reconciliation bill

The big, beautiful bill's expansions to existing 529 plan rules, along with proposed "Trump accounts," could eventually give a bigger boost for parents investing for their kids' education.

RIA moves: Focus Financial, Cerity Parners notch firsts with latest additions
RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2025
RIA moves: Focus Financial, Cerity Parners notch firsts with latest additions

Focus gets back to external M&A after its January rebrand, while Cerity enters the Arizona market with a veteran planning-focused team.

SEC seeking sanctions for former Florida investment advisor over alleged $17M client fraud
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 29, 2025
SEC seeking sanctions for former Florida investment advisor over alleged $17M client fraud

Complaint details near decade-long scheme raising almost $40 million from dozens of clients, including Venezuelan nationals, Catholic dioceses, and elderly individuals.

Cetera taps Envestnet alum to head RIA growth platform
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2025
Cetera taps Envestnet alum to head RIA growth platform

A veteran with more than two decades of experience, Andina Andreson represents the latest in a string of recent leadership changes at the firm.

$1.6B UBS superteam decamps to RBC Wealth Management
WIREHOUSES MAY 29, 2025
$1.6B UBS superteam decamps to RBC Wealth Management

The latest additions to RBC's long history of attracting billion-dollar UBS teams have bolstered its presence in Boise, Idaho.

Romance scams are on the rise. How one RIA advisor is helping vulnerable clients
RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2025
Romance scams are on the rise. How one RIA advisor is helping vulnerable clients

As Mental Health Awareness Month puts "sweetheart scams" in focus, Tom West shares hard-won insights on helping clients and their families manage the risks.

Why the off-channel comms problem is far from solved
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 28, 2025
Why the off-channel comms problem is far from solved

Despite a lighter regulatory outlook and staffing disruptions at the SEC, one compliance expert says RIA firms shouldn't expect a "free pass."