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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$17.5B Modera Wealth expands Florida footprint with NorthStar Financial deal
RIA NEWS JUN 16, 2026
$17.5B Modera Wealth expands Florida footprint with NorthStar Financial deal

The fee-only integrator is adding $311.6 million in assets and specialized planning expertise to its presence in the Sunshine State.

Auto-enrollment, retirement plan adoption rates hit new highs in 2025, says Vanguard
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2026
Auto-enrollment, retirement plan adoption rates hit new highs in 2025, says Vanguard

The titanic asset manager's latest "How America Saves" shows wins in 401(k) plan design, employee participation, and savings rates, with dark spots in hardship withdrawals and company stock.

Advisor moves: LPL, UBS make billion dollar-plus advisor additions
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 16, 2026
Advisor moves: LPL, UBS make billion dollar-plus advisor additions

The independent brokerage giant welcomes a wealth planning team from Mass Mutual, while UBS reels in a Philadelphia-based endowment specialist.

Zocks launches agentic AI tool to surface growth gaps across advisor books
FINTECH JUN 16, 2026
Zocks launches agentic AI tool to surface growth gaps across advisor books

Client Queries capability lets financial advisors identify untapped opportunities and service gaps using plain-language prompts in seconds

Edward Jones adds JPMorgan to retirement plan lineup amid widening small business push
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2026
Edward Jones adds JPMorgan to retirement plan lineup amid widening small business push

The firm's 11-partner retirement lineup now includes J.P. Morgan and T. Rowe Price, as it targets the underserved small business 401(k) market.

Ultra-wealthy families turn inward as geopolitical anxiety rises
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2026
Ultra-wealthy families turn inward as geopolitical anxiety rises

Bernstein study reveals how UHNW families are rebuilding wealth resilience amid rising global uncertainty and generational divides.

$3.5B UBS breakaway team launches RIA Beacon Coast Partners
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUN 15, 2026
$3.5B UBS breakaway team launches RIA Beacon Coast Partners

Wirehouse vets target founders navigating liquidity events with a new fiduciary firm in San Francisco.

OpenArc taps retirement industry veteran Kevin Crain as strategic consultant
RIA NEWS JUN 15, 2026
OpenArc taps retirement industry veteran Kevin Crain as strategic consultant

The former Bank of America Merrill Lynch retirement chief joins the RIA nine months after the team's landmark breakaway from the wirehouse.

Why high-net-worth clients need to rethink time, health, and wealth
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2026
Why high-net-worth clients need to rethink time, health, and wealth

Hightower Signature Wealth's Andrew Connors argues proactive life planning conversations can transform client relationships and create more fulfilling retirement outcomes.

Sen. Warren presses Trump on Social Security retirement age threat
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2026
Sen. Warren presses Trump on Social Security retirement age threat

The Massachusetts Democrat is demanding answers from the White House as the trust fund insolvency date accelerates and benefit cuts loom for retirees.