Leo Almazora

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Leo Francis Almazora

Senior Journalist

10 years experience1,025,285 Total views on InvestmentNews in 2025

Leo's specialty topics

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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RBC enhances Northeast presence with $855M JPMorgan team
RIA NEWS MAY 31, 2024
RBC enhances Northeast presence with $855M JPMorgan team

The high-net-worth group is coming over to join RBC Wealth Management’s advisory complex in New Jersey.

Arete Wealth strikes deal for California-based Portsmouth Financial Services
ALTERNATIVES MAY 30, 2024
Arete Wealth strikes deal for California-based Portsmouth Financial Services

The leading broker-dealer and RIA is adding over $800M in AUM along with a new San Francisco branch office.

LPL expands in Virginia with $400M wealth firm
RIA NEWS MAY 30, 2024
LPL expands in Virginia with $400M wealth firm

The firm, led by a three-decade industry veteran, is hopping to LPL after affiliating with Momentum Independent Network.

Realta Wealth taps industry vet John Barragan to COO role
RIA NEWS MAY 30, 2024
Realta Wealth taps industry vet John Barragan to COO role

The independent wealth platform’s newest leadership hire brings extensive experience from Kestra, Goldman Sachs, and Cetera.

Raymond James bags nearly $1B in assets with ex-Truist team
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 30, 2024
Raymond James bags nearly $1B in assets with ex-Truist team

Joining the financial institutions division, the group of advisors and branch professionals strengthens the wealth giant’s presence in Florida.

Dynasty Financial welcomes breakaway team in Virginia
RIA NEWS MAY 30, 2024
Dynasty Financial welcomes breakaway team in Virginia

The newly launched independent firm, previously managing $750 million at Wells Fargo, extends Dynasty’s reach in the East.

Facet forges tech tie-up to enhance estate planning
FINTECH MAY 30, 2024
Facet forges tech tie-up to enhance estate planning

The financial planning fintech’s latest integration aims to make estate planning more accessible across the wealth spectrum.

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.