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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Advisor moves: Cetera scoops up $420M Commonwealth duo in North Carolina
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 12, 2026
Advisor moves: Cetera scoops up $420M Commonwealth duo in North Carolina

Meanwhile, Ameriprise has added a Florida-based veteran formerly with Oppenheimer just as it loses a similarly seasoned professional to Prudential Advisors in New Jersey.

Goldman's ETF land grab accelerates with deal for $30B NEOS
ETFS AUG 12, 2026
Goldman's ETF land grab accelerates with deal for $30B NEOS

Goldman's asset management arm is deepening its options-ETF bet, adding NEOS's $30 billion income lineup a year after buying Innovator's buffer ETFs.

Trump threatens federal action against NYC's pied-a-terre tax
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2026
Trump threatens federal action against NYC's pied-a-terre tax

President's threat comes a day after a judge froze the city's luxury property tax amid complaints from longtime homeowners.

Edelman Financial Engines taps OneTrust alum as first retirement advisory chief
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2026
Edelman Financial Engines taps OneTrust alum as first retirement advisory chief

Christian Mango is joining the PE-backed RIA giant to grow retirement plan services as it deepens its workplace-to-wealth strategy

OpenArc Corporate Advisory broadens fiduciary reach into workplace benefits search
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2026
OpenArc Corporate Advisory broadens fiduciary reach into workplace benefits search

OpenArc's institutional consulting arm adds RFP-driven provider evaluations as it builds out its post-Merrill fiduciary practice.

Hightower's Signature Wealth platform adds $275 million Pennsylvania firm
RIA NEWS AUG 11, 2026
Hightower's Signature Wealth platform adds $275 million Pennsylvania firm

Valley Financial Group joins the fast-growing HTSW model as Hightower pushes toward $50 billion in assets under management this year.

SEC exemption clears path for more data-center asset-backed bonds
ALTERNATIVES AUG 11, 2026
SEC exemption clears path for more data-center asset-backed bonds

New SEC guidance eases securitization rules for data centers as Nvidia and Wall Street unveil a $500 billion AI financing push.

AI hasn't moved RIA valuations yet, but it's rewriting the seller's checklist
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) AUG 10, 2026
AI hasn't moved RIA valuations yet, but it's rewriting the seller's checklist

While there's yet to be any AI premium or discount for selling firms in RIA deals, M&A veteran Rush Benton says it's already factoring into how advisors choose their next home.

Linqto presses forward wth Forge and Schwab suit as bankruptcy drags on
ALTERNATIVES AUG 10, 2026
Linqto presses forward wth Forge and Schwab suit as bankruptcy drags on

The bankrupt fintech platform, which had drawn users seeking access to pre-IPO shares of tech startups, claims a last-minute breach of contract threatens to delay recovery for more than 13,000 defrauded customers.

SEIA hires LPL tax veteran, deepens family office push
RIA NEWS AUG 10, 2026
SEIA hires LPL tax veteran, deepens family office push

A new tax entity and Baker Tilly partnership deepen the $30 billion RIA's push into complex planning for wealthy clients.