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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Wealthspire AVP: Real client exposure makes internships work
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) AUG 19, 2026
Wealthspire AVP: Real client exposure makes internships work

Wealthspire's Benjamin Sullivan explains why hands-on client access, rather than busywork, defines a successful RIA internship program.

FP Transitions launches valuation benchmarking tool for advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) AUG 19, 2026
FP Transitions launches valuation benchmarking tool for advisors

The RIA consultancy's new Estimated Value Index and inaugural COO hire Tom Kimberly reflect wider push to give owners real-time data on what their firms are worth.

Pontera unveils non-discretionary advice tools in continued retirement platform buildout
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2026
Pontera unveils non-discretionary advice tools in continued retirement platform buildout

Advisors gain a second workflow for 401(k) guidance as the fintech expands beyond bulk rebalancing, backed by new policy research on advice access.

CFP exam hits record July turnout as pay, CE stakes rise
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2026
CFP exam hits record July turnout as pay, CE stakes rise

CFP Board hails record 3,621 candidates for July, the most diverse turnout yet, as the credential-granting organization tightens continuing education and competency rules.

MAI Capital expands in California with $551 million OG Private Wealth deal
RIA NEWS AUG 18, 2026
MAI Capital expands in California with $551 million OG Private Wealth deal

The Cleveland-based RIA's latest tie-up extends the firm's national footprint into the Golden State, where opinions continue to be split over a contentious billionaire wealth tax proposal.

Advisor moves: Missouri-based LPL team decamps to Osaic in full-circle succession
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 18, 2026
Advisor moves: Missouri-based LPL team decamps to Osaic in full-circle succession

Meanwhile, Cetera has welcomed a family-run practice from Commonwealth, and a Merrill advisor joins an existing UBS team in Connecticut.

Wealth Enhancement extends acquisition streak with Washington state deal
RIA NEWS AUG 18, 2026
Wealth Enhancement extends acquisition streak with Washington state deal

The Olympia, Washington firm's retirement planning expertise reinforces the consolidator's growth momentum to exceed $160 billion in client assets.

FINRA eyes fraud 'speed bump' rule doubling hold to 10 business days
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 17, 2026
FINRA eyes fraud 'speed bump' rule doubling hold to 10 business days

FINRA's proposed rule filing would create a new 10-day fraud delay and nearly triple the maximum hold period for exploited senior investors.

MAI Capital pushes into Atlanta with Waypoint Wealth deal
RIA NEWS AUG 17, 2026
MAI Capital pushes into Atlanta with Waypoint Wealth deal

Fueled by a recent shot in the arm from private equity firm Carlyle, MAI adds a $490 million Atlanta RIA as it keeps building out its national footprint.

Carson taps Osaic recruiting veteran as independent channel expansion continues
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 17, 2026
Carson taps Osaic recruiting veteran as independent channel expansion continues

With experience from Goldman Sachs and TD Ameritrade, the RIA's newest SVP hire adds to a recent wave of executive departures from hybrid Osaic.