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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LPL welcomes $630M sibling advisor duo from Corebridge
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 11, 2025
LPL welcomes $630M sibling advisor duo from Corebridge

Meanwhile, Ameriprise has bolstered its own ranks as an LPL defector joins its branch channel in California.

Veris Wealth Partners and Choreo make C-suite changes
RIA NEWS FEB 11, 2025
Veris Wealth Partners and Choreo make C-suite changes

Veris revealed a key promotion and its successful CIO transition, while $24.6 billion RIA Choreo taps a veteran leader for a newly created role.

Bluespring, Merit ink new RIA partnerships
RIA NEWS FEB 11, 2025
Bluespring, Merit ink new RIA partnerships

The two hybrid RIAs have widened their respective footprints with acquisitions in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

Cresset Partners rebrands to Peakline
RIA NEWS FEB 11, 2025
Cresset Partners rebrands to Peakline

With meaningful scale and growing client needs, the multibillion-dollar RIA's leader says the "time is right" to come into its own as an independent private investment business.

Nationwide survey exposes regional fault lines in retirement confidence
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 10, 2025
Nationwide survey exposes regional fault lines in retirement confidence

Research reveals a third of investors uncertain they can retire where they live, with deeper doubts among those in high-tax and high-cost areas.

Business-focused wealth tech RISR lands $8B Wealthcare Capital Management partnership
FINTECH FEB 10, 2025
Business-focused wealth tech RISR lands $8B Wealthcare Capital Management partnership

Fintech platform interVal has also introduced a new feature to help advisors support entrepreneurial business owner clients better.

How SageSpring Wealth Partners' next-gen strategy has fueled its success
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 10, 2025
How SageSpring Wealth Partners' next-gen strategy has fueled its success

President Jeff Dobyns unpacks the strategic power of mentorship, what makes an "ideal team player," and how the firm's 89 percent success rate has paid off for veteran advisors.

Revealed: The InvestmentNews Top Advisors for 2025
RIA NEWS FEB 10, 2025
Revealed: The InvestmentNews Top Advisors for 2025

Driven by long-term vision and a steadfast commitment to client service, the top-ranking advisors are reaching new heights of success.

Trepidation at SEC as Trump workforce overhaul casts shadow on agency
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 10, 2025
Trepidation at SEC as Trump workforce overhaul casts shadow on agency

While the regulator's lawyers may be exempt, a federal effort to purge workers is causing uncertainty across its broader employee base.

Prime Capital Financial, Carnegie expand Eastern footprints
RIA NEWS FEB 10, 2025
Prime Capital Financial, Carnegie expand Eastern footprints

The two national RIA firms are bolstering their presence separately in Georgia and Connecticut with new billion-dollar acquisitions.