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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Ultra-wealthy families turn inward as geopolitical anxiety rises
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2026
Ultra-wealthy families turn inward as geopolitical anxiety rises

Bernstein study reveals how UHNW families are rebuilding wealth resilience amid rising global uncertainty and generational divides.

$3.5B UBS breakaway team launches RIA Beacon Coast Partners
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUN 15, 2026
$3.5B UBS breakaway team launches RIA Beacon Coast Partners

Wirehouse vets target founders navigating liquidity events with a new fiduciary firm in San Francisco.

OpenArc taps retirement industry veteran Kevin Crain as strategic consultant
RIA NEWS JUN 15, 2026
OpenArc taps retirement industry veteran Kevin Crain as strategic consultant

The former Bank of America Merrill Lynch retirement chief joins the RIA nine months after the team's landmark breakaway from the wirehouse.

Why high-net-worth clients need to rethink time, health, and wealth
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2026
Why high-net-worth clients need to rethink time, health, and wealth

Hightower Signature Wealth's Andrew Connors argues proactive life planning conversations can transform client relationships and create more fulfilling retirement outcomes.

Sen. Warren presses Trump on Social Security retirement age threat
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2026
Sen. Warren presses Trump on Social Security retirement age threat

The Massachusetts Democrat is demanding answers from the White House as the trust fund insolvency date accelerates and benefit cuts loom for retirees.

Fintech bytes: GReminders rolls out automated scorecards for meeting intelligence
FINTECH JUN 11, 2026
Fintech bytes: GReminders rolls out automated scorecards for meeting intelligence

Elsewhere, Feathery touts efficiency gains for custodian account opening at Sequoia, while DeepVest unveils a governance layer for CIOs to keep AI agents in check.

Advisor moves: Raymond James reels in $620M Stifel team in Utah
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 11, 2026
Advisor moves: Raymond James reels in $620M Stifel team in Utah

Meanwhile, LPL and Ameriprise each welcomed experienced advisors from Edward Jones in Tennessee and South Carolina.

Janus Henderson taps Anthropic for all-in bet on AI
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 11, 2026
Janus Henderson taps Anthropic for all-in bet on AI

Along with General Catalyst's Percepta, the $480 billion asset manager is deploying Claude across purpose-built platforms for investment research and client engagement.

Rising medical premiums push workers to cut retirement savings, LIMRA finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2026
Rising medical premiums push workers to cut retirement savings, LIMRA finds

New BEAT Study data reveals half of workers made financial tradeoffs after medical premium hikes, with Gen Z hardest hit

Dynasty launches RIA consulting arm with Optima Group acquisition
RIA NEWS JUN 11, 2026
Dynasty launches RIA consulting arm with Optima Group acquisition

Dynasty Financial Partners is formalizing its consulting arm as it moves to acquire a 46-year-old branding and marketing firm to serve independent RIAs.