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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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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Blackstone setting sights on affluent investors with infrastructure fund
RIA NEWS AUG 07, 2024
Blackstone setting sights on affluent investors with infrastructure fund

Regulatory filing teases the private investment giant's plans to attract a higher stratum of accredited investors than its rivals.

CFP Board bars ex-advisor in New Hampshire over risky real estate investments
RIA NEWS AUG 07, 2024
CFP Board bars ex-advisor in New Hampshire over risky real estate investments

The former advisor reportedly placed his clients, including many retirees, in a leveraged product that led to $3.4M in losses.

Apollon seals deal for DeHollander Financial Group
RIA NEWS AUG 07, 2024
Apollon seals deal for DeHollander Financial Group

The fee-based advisory services provider is extending its reach into South Carolina as it acquires a veteran-led planning team.

Journey expands to Florida with $200M LPL advisor
RIA NEWS AUG 07, 2024
Journey expands to Florida with $200M LPL advisor

The national RIA’s addition in Tampa, led by a 24-year industry veteran, pushes its AUM up to $3.7B.

LPL nets $725M tennis pro-turned-advisor from Bank of America
RIA NEWS AUG 07, 2024
LPL nets $725M tennis pro-turned-advisor from Bank of America

The broker-dealer giant’s latest addition is breaking away from his private banking roots to join LPL’s HNW employee advisor division.

Fiduciary Trust taps 30-year veteran to New York office
RIA NEWS AUG 07, 2024
Fiduciary Trust taps 30-year veteran to New York office

The $102B global wealth manager and Franklin Templeton subsidiary’s latest hire brings a solid record and expertise in multi-generational relationships to his role.

Just a quarter of Americans expect to leave a financial inheritance, says Northwestern Mutual
RIA NEWS AUG 06, 2024
Just a quarter of Americans expect to leave a financial inheritance, says Northwestern Mutual

Latest annual research offers a glimpse into the expectations, values, and other undercurrents driving the $90T wealth wave across generations.

Optimism reigns among advisors with most betting on further S&P 500 gains
RIA NEWS AUG 06, 2024
Optimism reigns among advisors with most betting on further S&P 500 gains

Polling of nearly 500 advisors from IBDs, RIAs, and other firms finds four-fifths forecasting at least a 5 percent advance this year.

Raymond James extends Ohio presence with veteran Wells Fargo advisor
RIA NEWS AUG 06, 2024
Raymond James extends Ohio presence with veteran Wells Fargo advisor

The latest addition to the independent wealth giant’s employee advisor unit comes after managing a reported $140M at his former firm.

Kestra welcomes Edward Jones alum in Virginia
RIA NEWS AUG 06, 2024
Kestra welcomes Edward Jones alum in Virginia

The tuck-in transaction adds a breakaway advisor to one of the hybrid RIA’s partner firms, bringing it past the $200M AUM mark.