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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RIA moves: Cerity plants Tennessee stake with Covenant Partners deal
RIA NEWS APR 01, 2026
RIA moves: Cerity plants Tennessee stake with Covenant Partners deal

Elsewhere, Carson Group bolstered its presence in Washington while Integrated adds a $600 million Ameriprise team in Denver.

 Americans' fears over retirement healthcare costs outpace planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2026
Americans' fears over retirement healthcare costs outpace planning

New D.A. Davidson survey shows most households worried about medical bills in retirement – but few have run the numbers.

Why growth-focused advisors have to solve the 'consistency problem'
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2026
Why growth-focused advisors have to solve the 'consistency problem'

New survey data show acquiring new clients is the top growth priority for firms, but many still manage high-ROI referral channels and follow-up manually.

The SEC is preparing to raise thresholds for performance fees
COMPLIANCE MAR 31, 2026
The SEC is preparing to raise thresholds for performance fees

Inflation adjustments would lift the net worth and assets tests that define who counts as a qualified client under the Advisers Act rule.

Advisor moves: UBS nabs Arkansas-based rainmaker from Merrill
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2026
Advisor moves: UBS nabs Arkansas-based rainmaker from Merrill

Meanwhile, Wells Fargo's FiNet welcomes a $300 million pair from Private Advisor Group, and Raymond James reels in another veteran advisor from Commonwealth.

RIA moves: Savant hails M&A milestone with $6B+ double-deal reveal
RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2026
RIA moves: Savant hails M&A milestone with $6B+ double-deal reveal

Meanwhile, Mercer Advisors deepens its New England reach with a $1.5 billion Portsmouth-based firm.

FINRA launches threat-sharing portal for cyber and fraud intelligence
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 31, 2026
FINRA launches threat-sharing portal for cyber and fraud intelligence

The self-regulator says the opt-in hub will help firms swap indicators of compromise and fraud signals faster as losses keep climbing.

Powell hints Fed will try to look past oil shock — unless inflation expectations slip
FIXED INCOME MAR 30, 2026
Powell hints Fed will try to look past oil shock — unless inflation expectations slip

Energy-driven price pressures are back in focus as the central bank watches whether households and markets start to expect higher inflation to stick.

Investors expect higher taxes, but many aren't changing their plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2026
Investors expect higher taxes, but many aren't changing their plans

Nationwide survey research finds four in five investors see taxes rising ahead, but only a minority acting now to soften the impact.

What the Department of Labor's new 401(k) proposal means for advisors
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2026
What the Department of Labor's new 401(k) proposal means for advisors

The proposal, which offers plan sponsors a process-based safe harbor to curb ERISA lawsuits, comes as private-credit volatility raises fresh questions for advisors and their clients.