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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Advisor360 boasts productivity-boosting platform upgrades
FINTECH FEB 06, 2024
Advisor360 boasts productivity-boosting platform upgrades

An enhancement to a reporting module has made a key compliance process 90% faster, wealthtech provider says.

NewEdge Advisors welcomes $262M team from Carson
RIA NEWS FEB 06, 2024
NewEdge Advisors welcomes $262M team from Carson

Nesso Wealth, a Connecticut-based independent practice, is latest to join the growth-oriented RIA.

More women embracing family CFO role – but still feel financially insecure
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 06, 2024
More women embracing family CFO role – but still feel financially insecure

Online poll showcases the paradox of rising financial autonomy and decreasing confidence across generations of women.

Workers’ financial stress at critical levels, new poll finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2024
Workers’ financial stress at critical levels, new poll finds

A workplace well-being survey underscores the extent of worries over emergency funds, retirement saving, and student debt.

LPL signs up hefty Osaic team
RIA NEWS FEB 06, 2024
LPL signs up hefty Osaic team

Wisconsin-based advisory firm Equity Design Group brings $520 million in assets.

Is active fund management investors’ only hope for 2024 outperformance?
RIA NEWS FEB 05, 2024
Is active fund management investors’ only hope for 2024 outperformance?

Study of North American fund selectors underscores concerns around future of passive strategies, growing interest in model portfolios and SMAs.

After SEC OK, US bitcoin ETFs saw $30B in new money ‘almost overnight’
ALTERNATIVES FEB 05, 2024
After SEC OK, US bitcoin ETFs saw $30B in new money ‘almost overnight’

Report reveals inflows that were extremely positive, but still ‘underwhelming’ compared with the Canadian experience.

Want to win over the unadvised affluent? Try cost transparency
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 05, 2024
Want to win over the unadvised affluent? Try cost transparency

Nearly half of prospective affluent clients cite opaque costs as the most difficult challenge, Cerulli says.

Workers’ financial and retirement confidence have languished since 2022
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2024
Workers’ financial and retirement confidence have languished since 2022

Index points to a gap between people's current sense of security and their readiness for retirement.

Oregon orders Raymond James to pay nearly $200K over ‘unreasonable commissions’
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 05, 2024
Oregon orders Raymond James to pay nearly $200K over ‘unreasonable commissions’

State regulator imposes penalties in relation to overcharging exposed by multistate investigation.