Leo Almazora

InvestmentNews

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.”

Also published by

Wealth Professional Canada

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

Read the latest stories by Leo

Leo Almazora
Displaying 3545 results
Insurers' annuity payouts hit a record $104B in 2023
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2024
Insurers' annuity payouts hit a record $104B in 2023

The latest ACLI data show a 9 percent annual increase in annuity benefits issued by insurers, while premium payments into annuities reached $361 billion.

SEC Chair Gensler to step down in January
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 21, 2024
SEC Chair Gensler to step down in January

Federal securities agency confirms official timing of his resignation, recounts record of reforms and enforcement actions.

Cetera welcomes $300M investment advisor rep as five advisors depart
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 21, 2024
Cetera welcomes $300M investment advisor rep as five advisors depart

The broker-dealer's latest addition, a 24-year veteran based in Missouri, is leveraging the firm's RIA Blueprint platform.

Steward Partners lands $850M team from Ameriprise
RIA NEWS NOV 21, 2024
Steward Partners lands $850M team from Ameriprise

The top-ranked RIA's latest addition to its Legacy Division extends its New Jersey footprint with a new office in Riverdale.

Fidelity, Vanguard expand their active ETF shelves
EQUITIES NOV 21, 2024
Fidelity, Vanguard expand their active ETF shelves

Fidelity's new launches offer stock exposure across different regions, while Vanguard adds to expand its muni ETF menu.

AssetMark adds AI integration with extended Tifin partnership
FINTECH NOV 21, 2024
AssetMark adds AI integration with extended Tifin partnership

The deepened collaboration adds new capabilities for the platform to gather insights, align advisory firm inputs, and deliver tailored portfolio models.

Nevada joins nationwide push for best interest annuity rule
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 20, 2024
Nevada joins nationwide push for best interest annuity rule

Industry groups ACLI and NAIFA hail milestone as backing for the model rule spreads to 48 states.

SEI, d1g1t enhance managed account offerings
FINTECH NOV 20, 2024
SEI, d1g1t enhance managed account offerings

The two firms' updates, launched separately, promise to give advisors added flexibility with new SMA strategies and an advanced UMA framework.

Are HSA users missing out on their retirement savings potential?
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 20, 2024
Are HSA users missing out on their retirement savings potential?

Despite high adoption, new PSCA survey finds health savings accounts mostly used to address current needs, with just a fifth of participants investing their HSA balances.

Vanguard Charitable giving research reveals the power of budgeting
RIA NEWS NOV 20, 2024
Vanguard Charitable giving research reveals the power of budgeting

Survey finds donors who build philanthropic war chests into their annual budgets have been more generous and more responsive to disaster relief efforts.