Leo Almazora

Leo Almazora has been the resident US News Writer for InvestmentNews since February 2024. 

An experienced journalist, he honed his understanding of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and wealth technology over seven years of conversations with portfolio managers, advisors and other industry experts and insiders over the course of nearly a decade. 

In his spare time, he enjoys running (he's run a full mary once, and is hoping to make it twice), singing, biking, listening to audiobooks, or doing some combination thereof.

Email him at [email protected].

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Vanilla lands wealth tech partnership with $560B Mariner
NEWS RIAS APR 17, 2025
Vanilla lands wealth tech partnership with $560B Mariner

The estate planning tech provider will be providing 700 advisors access to the aggressively growth-focused RIA giant's platform.

Raymond James looks to level up service with generative AI
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 17, 2025
Raymond James looks to level up service with generative AI

New in-house capability aims to empower advisors and associates with natural search to access vast data pool.

Schwab takes strategic minority stake in Wealth.com
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 16, 2025
Schwab takes strategic minority stake in Wealth.com

The RIA custody giant is investing in the estate planning tech firm's growth, with near-term plans to make the tool available to its retail clients.

Former UBS rep secretly borrowed from client to fund ice cream business
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 16, 2025
Former UBS rep secretly borrowed from client to fund ice cream business

Loan agreements, including one made with a senior client, were also used to fund unapproved advertising ventures as well as personal expenses, according to Finra.

What do RIAs make of BlackRock's private-market model portfolios?
NEWS RIAS APR 16, 2025
What do RIAs make of BlackRock's private-market model portfolios?

While they might not make it into advisors' toolkits anytime soon, the new offerings could be a good onramp for retail clients to merge into the private investment superhighway.

Savvy Wealth builds legal foundation with former Pathstone general counsel
NEWS RIAS APR 16, 2025
Savvy Wealth builds legal foundation with former Pathstone general counsel

The tech-forward advisor platform's newest RIA division hire also has experience from LPL and JPMorgan.

Bleakley, RBC notch billion-dollar recruitment wins
NEWS RIAS APR 16, 2025
Bleakley, RBC notch billion-dollar recruitment wins

Bleakley announces a double addition from Northwestern Mutual while RBC takes in an experienced advisor from US Bank.

LPL names five new managing directors in exec shakeup
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 16, 2025
LPL names five new managing directors in exec shakeup

The broker-dealer giant has opened up a new management level, elevating several longtime leaders who've supported key pillars of its growth strategy.

Fintech bytes: Wealth.com, PreciseFP ink integration partnerships
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 15, 2025
Fintech bytes: Wealth.com, PreciseFP ink integration partnerships

Advisor users who are also on the eMoney platform stand to benefit from the newly announced link-ups.

Creative Planning lands $1B RIA as EP Wealth gets new turf in Kentucky
NEWS RIAS APR 15, 2025
Creative Planning lands $1B RIA as EP Wealth gets new turf in Kentucky

Peter Mallouk's giant RIA firm is strengthening its California presence, while $34 billion EP Wealth extends its Midwest market presence.