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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CFP Board, FSI back DOL's push to roll back Biden-era contractor rule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 29, 2026
CFP Board, FSI back DOL's push to roll back Biden-era contractor rule

CFP Board and the Financial Services Institute each threw support behind the Labor Department's shift back to a two-factor "economic reality" test for determining worker status

Advisor moves: Wells Fargo nabs $466M UBS veteran in Naples
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2026
Advisor moves: Wells Fargo nabs $466M UBS veteran in Naples

Raymond James is also welcoming a $480M Brooklyn team from Wells Fargo's independent network, while JPMorgan adds a $400M Goldman Sachs advisor in New York.

Cetera merges two RIA units into nearly $19B planning division
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2026
Cetera merges two RIA units into nearly $19B planning division

The combined platform unifies Avantax Planning Partners and The Retirement Planning Group, giving over 100 employee advisors access to in-house specialists across tax, estate planning, and insurance.

RIA moves: Mariner Independent debuts $1.3B firm led by ex-Focus Partners Wealth trio
RIA NEWS APR 28, 2026
RIA moves: Mariner Independent debuts $1.3B firm led by ex-Focus Partners Wealth trio

Meanwhile, Waverly has entered Louisiana with a new $3.1 billion partner, and Carson absorbs a decade-long coaching partner in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Schwab finds most teens want to invest, but split with parents on control
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 28, 2026
Schwab finds most teens want to invest, but split with parents on control

As gambling habits increasingly infiltrates teens' digital lives, a new Schwab survey points to investing as an early counter-habit.

HSA assets top $174B in 2025 as investment accounts surge
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2026
HSA assets top $174B in 2025 as investment accounts surge

Devenir research shows 19% asset growth and a near-doubling of investment account holders over the past two years, with new data putting health costs squarely in the retirement planning spotlight.

Dalio warns Warsh against cutting rates amid stagflation risk
FIXED INCOME APR 27, 2026
Dalio warns Warsh against cutting rates amid stagflation risk

Bridgewater's founder argues the US is in a stagflationary period, and that the Fed's next chair would damage the central bank's credibility by lowering borrowing costs.

Nearly one in four Americans regret last year's tax refund spending, survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2026
Nearly one in four Americans regret last year's tax refund spending, survey finds

More than half of respondents who look back on last season's refund wish they had saved or invested more – a gap that widens sharply among younger generations.

The legal fine print behind estate planning tech: What RIAs need to know
TECHNOLOGY APR 27, 2026
The legal fine print behind estate planning tech: What RIAs need to know

NetLaw CEO Alex Hargrove says advisors helping to fill gaps in wills, trusts, and legacy planning conversations must also ask who's legally on the hook when something goes wrong.

Northern Trust names Beata Kirr as investment chief for global family office unit
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 27, 2026
Northern Trust names Beata Kirr as investment chief for global family office unit

Beata Kirr brings 17 years at Bernstein Private Wealth Management and an earlier Goldman Sachs pedigree to her new post overseeing investment strategy for Northern Trust's billion-dollar family office clients.