Leo Almazora

Leo Almazora has been the resident US News Writer for InvestmentNews since February 2024. 

An experienced journalist, he honed his understanding of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and wealth technology over seven years of conversations with portfolio managers, advisors and other industry experts and insiders over the course of nearly a decade. 

In his spare time, he enjoys running (he's run a full mary once, and is hoping to make it twice), singing, biking, listening to audiobooks, or doing some combination thereof.

Email him at [email protected].

Leo Almazora
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Park Avenue Securities launches new high-net-worth group
RIA NEWS MAY 13, 2024
Park Avenue Securities launches new high-net-worth group

The subsidiary broker-dealer and RIA to life insurance giant Guardian is enhancing its holistic wealth service for HNWIs.

SEC, FinCEN float new anti-money laundering requirements for RIAs
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 13, 2024
SEC, FinCEN float new anti-money laundering requirements for RIAs

Proposed rule aims to tighten client information and verification processes in order to curb risks from money laundering and other illicit activities.

More advisors than ever considering crypto for clients
ALTERNATIVES MAY 13, 2024
More advisors than ever considering crypto for clients

Polling by DACFP and Franklin Templeton reveals 70 percent surge in advisors planning to recommend digital asset allocations in client portfolios.

LPL nabs JPMorgan advisor in California
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 13, 2024
LPL nabs JPMorgan advisor in California

The former wirehouse advisor is tapping into LPL’s platform after managing $280M in retirement and other assets at his former firm.

Edelman snaps up $453M investment advisory firm
RIA NEWS MAY 13, 2024
Edelman snaps up $453M investment advisory firm

The Washington-based firm catering to medical and technology professionals gives the RIA giant an additional foothold in the Pacific Northwest.

Envestnet and Salesforce team up against financial planning data gap
FINTECH MAY 13, 2024
Envestnet and Salesforce team up against financial planning data gap

The new integration aims to give advisors fuller visibility over clients’ wealth journeys with unified financial and behavioral data.

What’s pushing many Americans into a debt spiral?
RIA NEWS MAY 13, 2024
What’s pushing many Americans into a debt spiral?

Survey offers insights into consumers’ struggles to manage debt, pay off student loans, and deal with credit card payments.

How much of an income edge could retirees get from annuities?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2024
How much of an income edge could retirees get from annuities?

With 'new North Star' metric, TIAA urges new retirees to rethink 4 percent rule and incorporate a lifetime income strategy.

JPMorgan turns heads after signing powerhouse $28B team from Merrill
RIA NEWS MAY 10, 2024
JPMorgan turns heads after signing powerhouse $28B team from Merrill

The monster hire, historic in the scale of assets involved, helps America’s largest bank push deeper into the coveted ultra-high-net-worth arena.

Global ETF demand shrivels amid doused Fed rate-cut hopes
ETFS MAY 10, 2024
Global ETF demand shrivels amid doused Fed rate-cut hopes

April data show 'muted' sentiment among investors, with equity ETF flows declining and fixed income maintaining strength.