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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Baby boomers the next frontier in booming bitcoin ETF space
ALTERNATIVES FEB 04, 2024
Baby boomers the next frontier in booming bitcoin ETF space

ETF firms stage an advertising offensive in the race for differentiation

Racial divides in retirement readiness exposed in new report
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2024
Racial divides in retirement readiness exposed in new report

Survey data point to demographic disparities in retirement savings, confidence, and awareness.

Carson makes East Coast debut with strategic partnership
RIA NEWS FEB 02, 2024
Carson makes East Coast debut with strategic partnership

The wealth juggernaut gains key footholds with locations in two new markets

AI firm Tifin wades deeper into philanthropy space
FINTECH FEB 02, 2024
AI firm Tifin wades deeper into philanthropy space

Fintech firm eyes bigger piece of growing donor-advised fund pie with key acquisition

David Canter joins CAIS as strategic advisor
ALTERNATIVES FEB 02, 2024
David Canter joins CAIS as strategic advisor

Alternative investments platform reaffirms support for RIAs as it taps industry veteran.

Feds arrest Ameriprise advisor on January 6 riot charges
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 02, 2024
Feds arrest Ameriprise advisor on January 6 riot charges

FBI says advisor ID’ed as ‘one of the first rioters’; defense attorney protests he ‘has not done a damn thing.'