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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Morgan Stanley flexes private-market muscle with new service
ALTERNATIVES MAR 04, 2024
Morgan Stanley flexes private-market muscle with new service

Wirehouse’s new concierge desk broadens opportunities for wealth clients to invest in private secondary markets.

Texas duo leap to LPL from Lincoln
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 04, 2024
Texas duo leap to LPL from Lincoln

The two wealth industry veterans are bringing over $140 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets.

Fidelity moves to arm advisors with alts intelligence
ALTERNATIVES MAR 04, 2024
Fidelity moves to arm advisors with alts intelligence

The investment giant is helping to level the playing field against institutions with a new proprietary research portal.

Osaic welcomes $240M duo from LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 04, 2024
Osaic welcomes $240M duo from LPL

The South Carolina-based wealth practice caters to retirees, pre-retirees, and small business owners and professionals.

Onramp partnership opens door wider to crypto for advisors
ALTERNATIVES MAR 01, 2024
Onramp partnership opens door wider to crypto for advisors

The TAMP for blockchain-based alternative investments now offers advisors access to a digital asset index.

Women are taking action against financial stress, Fidelity finds
RIA NEWS MAR 01, 2024
Women are taking action against financial stress, Fidelity finds

Four-fifths of women are taking control, with Gen Z leading the way in dismantling gender stereotypes.

Robertson Stephens welcomes veteran $180M team
RIA NEWS MAR 01, 2024
Robertson Stephens welcomes veteran $180M team

The San Francisco-based firm is adding a Connecticut-based practice from Hightower.

California governor backs best-interest bill for annuity sales
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 01, 2024
California governor backs best-interest bill for annuity sales

Gov. Newsom’s signing of SB 263 makes California the 44th state to adopt the NAIC's controversial model for annuity transactions.

LPL’s chief product officer to depart firm
FINTECH MAR 01, 2024
LPL’s chief product officer to depart firm

The executive responsible for broker-dealer’s tech and wealth offerings is leaving as part of broader organizational realignment.

Focus Financial unveils second intra-partnership merger
RIA NEWS MAR 01, 2024
Focus Financial unveils second intra-partnership merger

The agreement to merge GW & Wade's $10.4 billion practice with The Colony Group marks another major step in the wealth network’s new hub strategy.