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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Nine-tenths of parents value college, but less than half ready for the first tuition payment
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2024
Nine-tenths of parents value college, but less than half ready for the first tuition payment

Survey unravels diverse approaches to paying for college, including 529 accounts, student loans, and dipping into retirement savings.

Coldstream broadens its capabilities with new risk planning division
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2024
Coldstream broadens its capabilities with new risk planning division

The new unit’s risk and insurance capabilities will be integrated with the Seattle-based independents tax and wealth management services.

New report projects $31T wealth transfer among world’s richest by 2033
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2024
New report projects $31T wealth transfer among world’s richest by 2033

The report offers a generational and geographic breakdown of the trend, as well as crucial shifts in drivers and motivators for inheritance.

Equitable Advisors welcomes $326M advisor pair from Truist
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2024
Equitable Advisors welcomes $326M advisor pair from Truist

Based in Virginia, the veteran advisors each bring over 20 years of experience as they join the wealth management giant.

Summit Trail goes national with $3B high-end team
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2024
Summit Trail goes national with $3B high-end team

The team, formerly with BNP Paribas/Bank of the West, includes 10 seasoned professionals from across the US.

Sequoia taps industry veteran Chris Thom for new C-suite role
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2024
Sequoia taps industry veteran Chris Thom for new C-suite role

The multibillion-dollar RIA’s latest executive hire will play a key role in enhancing its business partnership and marketing strategies.

More than half of widowed women staggered by financial woes
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2024
More than half of widowed women staggered by financial woes

New national poll of bereaved women reveals a “tremendous financial burden,” particularly for those who weren’t prepared.

Brooklyn-based brokerage TradeZero hit with $250k penalty over finfluencer activities
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 11, 2024
Brooklyn-based brokerage TradeZero hit with $250k penalty over finfluencer activities

Finra investigation finds pandemic-era promotions, recordkeeping, and privacy notices to investors breached a raft of rules and regulations.

Marketing tech titan Yext strikes deal for Hearsay
FINTECH JUN 11, 2024
Marketing tech titan Yext strikes deal for Hearsay

The $125M transaction will bring the fintech firm’s expertise in regulated and AI-supported communications to a broader complex of industries.

As clock ticks on succession boom, a third of business owners don’t have a plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2024
As clock ticks on succession boom, a third of business owners don’t have a plan

Edward Jones survey casts a spotlight on challenges, generation gaps, and catalytic factors in business succession planning.