Leo Almazora

Leo Almazora is a senior journalist at InvestmentNews. Having been with IN since February 2024, he covers the full spectrum of wealth management — equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and wealth technology — drawing on nearly a decade of reporting experience built through direct conversations with portfolio managers, financial advisors, and industry insiders.

Before joining InvestmentNews, Leo spent years developing deep fluency in the language of financial professionals, giving him an instinct for what matters to advisors and their clients alike.

Outside the newsroom, he's a runner (one marathon down, one more on the horizon), a singer, a dance enthusiast, a cyclist, and an audiobook devotee – sometimes all at once.

Connect with Leo on LinkedIn or reach him at [email protected].

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The next mountain: Merit Financial Advisors looks forward after 2025 success
RIA NEWS JAN 22, 2026
The next mountain: Merit Financial Advisors looks forward after 2025 success

Merit Financial founder and Chief Executive Rick Kent lifts the lid on his firm's milestone year, including organic growth in the double digits and back-to-back wins at the InvestmentNews Awards.

FINRA complaint slams California firm for 'ruinous' trading in senior client's account
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 21, 2026
FINRA complaint slams California firm for 'ruinous' trading in senior client's account

Enforcement staff are calling for sanctions over failures to supervise thousands of trades leading to $2.9 million in costs and $1.2 million in realized losses.

Trump order targets Wall Street buyers of single-family homes
ALTERNATIVES JAN 21, 2026
Trump order targets Wall Street buyers of single-family homes

White House moves to curb institutional purchases of single-family rentals, with enforcement details still to be set by regulators.

CFP Board names K. Dane Snowden as next CEO
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 21, 2026
CFP Board names K. Dane Snowden as next CEO

The current chief operating officer will be taking the reins amid record growth in CFP certificants and rising diversity across the profession.

Greenland rhetoric 'a yawn' for markets, says advisor
EQUITIES JAN 21, 2026
Greenland rhetoric 'a yawn' for markets, says advisor

Gold surges past $4,800 on Trump’s Davos remarks; stocks shoot up following details of future deal framework, with the president no longer imposing planned tariffs on Europe.

Managers should 'proactively hedge risks' as gold surges
EQUITIES JAN 21, 2026
Managers should 'proactively hedge risks' as gold surges

Trump’s Greenland tariff threats revive ‘sell America’ trade as global investors dump dollars, Treasurys, and equities.

Schwab posts record 2025 results, but still just shy of Wall Street estimates
RIA NEWS JAN 21, 2026
Schwab posts record 2025 results, but still just shy of Wall Street estimates

Record revenue, wider net interest margins, and double-digit client asset gains mark another banner year for the brokerage giant.

Merchant adds Osaic's data chief for new C-suite role
RIA NEWS JAN 20, 2026
Merchant adds Osaic's data chief for new C-suite role

Clayton Chandler brings deep experience to lead data and AI strategy across Merchant’s growing RIA ecosystem.

RBC nabs $770 million UBS team in Syracuse
WIREHOUSES JAN 20, 2026
RBC nabs $770 million UBS team in Syracuse

Seven-person advisory group brings more than a century of combined experience and a holistic planning focus.

Modern Wealth adds $300M Rochester team in continued East Coast push
RIA NEWS JAN 20, 2026
Modern Wealth adds $300M Rochester team in continued East Coast push

The newest four-advisor practice to join in New York adds bench strength in financial and tax planning for pre-retirees and retired clients.