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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Northwestern Mutual unveils C-suite changes in strategic realignment
RIA NEWS JUN 13, 2024
Northwestern Mutual unveils C-suite changes in strategic realignment

Four key leaders are getting new titles and mandates as the firm sharpens its focus on wealth amid an impending CEO succession.

State Street adds a lifetime income twist to its target date funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 13, 2024
State Street adds a lifetime income twist to its target date funds

Addressing workers’ concerns for early retirement, the new offering updates an existing index-based solution with the option of going into an annuity.

Are 401(k) plan sponsors missing the mark on workers’ financial wellness?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 13, 2024
Are 401(k) plan sponsors missing the mark on workers’ financial wellness?

With less than 20 percent adoption for most financial wellness programs, Cerulli finds just one in four participants are confident about retirement.

Kestra adds $400M firm to expand New York presence
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 13, 2024
Kestra adds $400M firm to expand New York presence

The independent wealth giant is getting another foothold in the Empire State with high-net-worth practice led by two dedicated advisors.

Veteran advisor duo skips from Stifel to LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 13, 2024
Veteran advisor duo skips from Stifel to LPL

The two advisors, who reported managing $300M in assets, are launching their own independent practice based in Illinois.

Fidelity and Envestnet are helping advisors get more holistic
FINTECH JUN 13, 2024
Fidelity and Envestnet are helping advisors get more holistic

Expanded partnership will bring enhanced capabilities to leading managed accounts platform, including holistic portfolio management and a scaled-down option for small to mid-sized wealth firms.

Asset managers to square off at global chess championship
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2024
Asset managers to square off at global chess championship

Representatives from Goldman Sachs and BlackRock are clashing with other blue-chip firms to see who can capture victory in the 64 squares.

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.