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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PE-backed Sequoia Financial strikes partnership with Eide Bailly
RIA NEWS AUG 28, 2024
PE-backed Sequoia Financial strikes partnership with Eide Bailly

The nationally top-ranked RIA is set to expand its presence meaningfully across the Western US as it acquires Eide Bailly’s $1.58B wealth arm.

How Kamala Harris's wealth tax plan could hit affluent Americans
RIA NEWS AUG 27, 2024
How Kamala Harris's wealth tax plan could hit affluent Americans

The proposal would raise the top income tax rate and introduce a new tax on unrealized capital gains.

What services do investors value most from advisors?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 27, 2024
What services do investors value most from advisors?

New Morningstar report sheds light on highly ranked advisor attributes, and which tasks clients would pay top dollar for.

IEQ snaps up EPIQ to create $32B family office powerhouse
RIA NEWS AUG 27, 2024
IEQ snaps up EPIQ to create $32B family office powerhouse

The two multibillion-dollar RIAs, led by veteran superstars from First Republic and Iconiq Capital, are looking to take several wealth hotspots by storm.

JPMorgan gets swept up in cash sweep drama
WIREHOUSES AUG 27, 2024
JPMorgan gets swept up in cash sweep drama

A class-action suit filed against the Wall Street bank is just the latest in a raft of cases alleging too-low interest rates offered to clients.

Social Security creates retirement concerns for over half of Americans
RIA NEWS AUG 27, 2024
Social Security creates retirement concerns for over half of Americans

Allianz survey finds persistent gaps and fears around retirement planning across Gen X, millennials, and boomers.

Avalanche of peak boomer retirements will have “a significant impact,” warns study
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 27, 2024
Avalanche of peak boomer retirements will have “a significant impact,” warns study

Research from the Alliance of Lifetime Income highlights the economic implications of a historic turnover in the workforce.

Gateway Financial Partners strikes fintech partnership with wealth.com
FINTECH AUG 27, 2024
Gateway Financial Partners strikes fintech partnership with wealth.com

The fast-growing hybrid RIA affiliated with LPL is building up its estate-planning capabilities through its latest wealth technology alliance.

Nepsis adds tax savvy with new accounting and advisory leader
RIA NEWS AUG 27, 2024
Nepsis adds tax savvy with new accounting and advisory leader

Kelly Nanasy comes to the financial advisor and investment management firm with 30 years of experience, including a successful record as a CFO.

New York RIA faces $1.8M penalty over failures in handling nonpublic information
RIA NEWS AUG 26, 2024
New York RIA faces $1.8M penalty over failures in handling nonpublic information

SEC says the firm failed to properly review risks in CLO trades it executed, causing roughly $685K in losses for two counterparties.