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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Treasury sets auto-enrollment rules for Trump Accounts, potentially adding 60 million more children
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2026
Treasury sets auto-enrollment rules for Trump Accounts, potentially adding 60 million more children

Parents must still act to get the $1,000 federal seed and employer contributions, giving financial advisors a role in the rollout.

IRS targets 351 ETF conversions in new guidance on tax strategies
ETFS SEP 29, 2026
IRS targets 351 ETF conversions in new guidance on tax strategies

Notice 2026-62 also flags box spread ETFs and tax-aware fund trades as Treasury opens month-long consultation period.

Waverly Advisors buys $1.7B Richmond RIA
RIA NEWS SEP 29, 2026
Waverly Advisors buys $1.7B Richmond RIA

Heartwood Wealth Advisors deal marks the serial acquirer's 36th-ever transaction as third-quarter RIA M&A volume slips 19%

Anthropic's landmark IPO filing shows 12-fold revenue jump, $518B compute bill
EQUITIES SEP 29, 2026
Anthropic's landmark IPO filing shows 12-fold revenue jump, $518B compute bill

The AI lab disclosed more than $8 billion in 2025 losses on an operating basis as financial advisors weigh a supersized listing likely to land past the midterms.

SEC fines Zoe Financial $450K over undisclosed referral conflict
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 28, 2026
SEC fines Zoe Financial $450K over undisclosed referral conflict

Salespeople at the firm often went beyond the matching algorithm to recommend network advisors on its Zoe Wealth platform, according to the regulator.

Junior advisors still in demand as AI reshapes RIA training
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2026
Junior advisors still in demand as AI reshapes RIA training

AI is absorbing grunt work while succession needs keep next-gen advisors essential, according to Prime Capital Financial Managing Director Sean Clancy.

Senate vote on NIL bill could reshape college athletes' paydays
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 28, 2026
Senate vote on NIL bill could reshape college athletes' paydays

The Protect College Sports Act would cap school payments and codify NIL rights, with implications for advisors guiding young athletes.

Northern Trust bulks up family office team with New York hires
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 28, 2026
Northern Trust bulks up family office team with New York hires

Bessemer and Brown Brothers Harriman veteran Robert Ludricks III and private markets specialist Olof Akesson join the ultra-high-net-worth push on the East Coast.

Custom model portfolio race widens as Adhesion Wealth adds Fidelity
TAMPS SEP 28, 2026
Custom model portfolio race widens as Adhesion Wealth adds Fidelity

Adhesion waives platform and tax management fees for capabilities as asset managers add alternatives and tax overlays to model offerings.

AI tax breaks draw Warren probe of Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 28, 2026
AI tax breaks draw Warren probe of Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft

Senate Democrats seek data on data center deductions under the 2025 tax law as proposals to tax artificial intelligence multiply.