Leo Almazora

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.

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Hightower Signature Wealth adds $5 billion in deal hat trick
RIA NEWS JUL 07, 2026
Hightower Signature Wealth adds $5 billion in deal hat trick

The Chicago-based mega-RIA's latest additions, spanning six office locations and over 40 team members, pushes its W-2 platform assets to roughly $35 billion.

New bill would let advisers unlock accredited investor status for clients
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 06, 2026
New bill would let advisers unlock accredited investor status for clients

Legislation seeks to loosen access to private markets to include professional advice from RIAs and broker-dealers, not just income or net worth.

IRA investors keep rushing toward lower-cost mutual funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 06, 2026
IRA investors keep rushing toward lower-cost mutual funds

New ICI research shows these retirement savers pay expense ratios nearly matching industrywide averages, extending years of fee declines

US household wealth grows more liquid than global peers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 06, 2026
US household wealth grows more liquid than global peers

UBS data show American net worth is shifting from property to cash and funds faster than in seven other wealthy nations.

UHY's Hudson Valley deal boosts wealth practice to $1.5B
RIA NEWS JUL 06, 2026
UHY's Hudson Valley deal boosts wealth practice to $1.5B

RBT CPAs combination lifts assets at UHY's fledgling RIA unit more than tenfold in the firm's first year.

Advisory firms are hitting record profits – but their organic growth engine is stalling
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 06, 2026
Advisory firms are hitting record profits – but their organic growth engine is stalling

Ensemble Practice data show profit margins climbing for a decade while organic growth from new clients flatlines near historic lows.

House passes bipartisan bill to shield seniors from investment fraud
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 06, 2026
House passes bipartisan bill to shield seniors from investment fraud

Financial services trade groups back new authority letting mutual funds pause suspicious redemptions from vulnerable investors

Dynasty partner RIA Evertern Wealth expands family office platform with Vontobel deal
RIA NEWS JUL 02, 2026
Dynasty partner RIA Evertern Wealth expands family office platform with Vontobel deal

The Naples, Florida-based multi-family office adds Swiss banking and custody access as it deepens international wealth management services.

BMO adds three advisors in Dallas amid Y'all Street wealth boom
WIREHOUSES JUL 02, 2026
BMO adds three advisors in Dallas amid Y'all Street wealth boom

The bank has swiped three banking veterans from BNY as the city climbs the ranks of America's fastest-growing wealth hubs.

Treasury unveils Trump Accounts fund lineup led by BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2026
Treasury unveils Trump Accounts fund lineup led by BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street

Five low-cost index ETFs to anchor Trump Accounts as advisors weigh options against 529 and UTMA plans for clients