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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Could GenAI change the financial advice game?
FINTECH MAY 30, 2024
Could GenAI change the financial advice game?

New Deloitte report predicts shifts in generative AI could threaten advisors who don’t go beyond transaction-based relationships.

MassMutual strikes new alts partnership with CAIS
ALTERNATIVES MAY 29, 2024
MassMutual strikes new alts partnership with CAIS

The financial giant is tapping the leading alternatives provider as it doubles down on support for its advisors.

T. Rowe Price forges 529 alliance with Ascensus
FINTECH MAY 29, 2024
T. Rowe Price forges 529 alliance with Ascensus

The retirement industry giant is tapping the leading TPA and recordkeeper to service its state-sponsored 529 plans.

Ex-RIA, CEO behind failed opportunity fund to pay $600k in penalties
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 29, 2024
Ex-RIA, CEO behind failed opportunity fund to pay $600k in penalties

The New York-based firm and its CEO made false statements and doctored portfolio data for a fund with positions in China, according to the SEC.

Merrill Lynch agrees to nearly $20M settlement for racial class action
WIREHOUSES MAY 29, 2024
Merrill Lynch agrees to nearly $20M settlement for racial class action

Discriminatory actions at the wirehouse have restricted business opportunities and compensation for African American advisors, alleged four former employees.

LPL adds $215M advisor pair in California
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2024
LPL adds $215M advisor pair in California

With more than six decades of collective industry experience, the advisor duo are coming over from Securities America, a unit of Osaic.

Wealth Enhancement Group scores $1.22B Texas RIA
RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2024
Wealth Enhancement Group scores $1.22B Texas RIA

The national independent’s latest acquisition, led by a three-decade industry veteran, marks its fifth deal for 2024.

Stratos Wealth Advisors expands in Ohio
RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2024
Stratos Wealth Advisors expands in Ohio

The national RIA adds a two-advisor wealth planning practice, led by a five-decade industry veteran, that oversees more than $100M in AUM.

Could fiduciary advice cut 401(k) plan costs for small businesses?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2024
Could fiduciary advice cut 401(k) plan costs for small businesses?

A new study suggests small businesses that use fiduciary-grade advisors pay lower-than-average fees overall, with more reductions for larger plans.

Senators push legislation to help micro-businesses offer retirement benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2024
Senators push legislation to help micro-businesses offer retirement benefits

A new bipartisan bill proposes to expand tax credits for small businesses to start offering workplace pension plans.