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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New report spotlights 'operational paradox' for mid-sized RIAs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) MAY 20, 2026
New report spotlights 'operational paradox' for mid-sized RIAs

The Oasis Group white paper argues $100 million-$1 billion AUM firms spend too much time on investment operations, and the economics of TAMP outsourcing are better than they look.

CAIS embeds Claude AI into advisor workflows for alternatives intelligence
ALTERNATIVES MAY 19, 2026
CAIS embeds Claude AI into advisor workflows for alternatives intelligence

The alts tech provider's latest integration lets advisors query fund data and surface portfolio insights without leaving their primary workspace.

FINRA puts structured product supervision under the microscope
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 19, 2026
FINRA puts structured product supervision under the microscope

The regulator is scrutinizing how some firms oversee concentrated positions in complex "worst-of" notes – and wants answers.

RIA moves: Beacon Pointe tops $4B in New England with latest female-founded partner firm
RIA NEWS MAY 19, 2026
RIA moves: Beacon Pointe tops $4B in New England with latest female-founded partner firm

Meanwhile, Carson Group fully integrates a decades-old practice in Phoenix, Arizona, and Triad Wealth touts its 5x growth to hit a $2 billion milestone.

For most advisors, AI goes from threat to competitive necessity
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 19, 2026
For most advisors, AI goes from threat to competitive necessity

Survey data reveal a widening divide between early AI adopters and those still on the sidelines – with career stage and AUM emerging as key fault lines.

Advisors are raising planning fees fast — but repricing existing clients could be tricky
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2026
Advisors are raising planning fees fast — but repricing existing clients could be tricky

Resetting rates for incoming clients is the easy part. Making those same changes for a decade-old relationship is a different conversation entirely.

Bipartisan bill aims to take down 401(k) charitable giving hurdle
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2026
Bipartisan bill aims to take down 401(k) charitable giving hurdle

The Charity Parity Act would eliminate a costly IRA rollover requirement that blocks direct charitable transfers from workplace retirement plans.

How Vanguard's new bond ETF model pitch aims to boost advisors' value
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2026
How Vanguard's new bond ETF model pitch aims to boost advisors' value

Constructed from its recently launched target maturity bond ETFs, the asset manager's low-cost BondBuilder portfolio suite offers a perpetual, auto-rebalancing ladder structure built for scale.

Trump drops $10 billion IRS lawsuit as $1.7B settlement fund takes shape
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 18, 2026
Trump drops $10 billion IRS lawsuit as $1.7B settlement fund takes shape

A last-minute court filing ends a case against the federal tax-collecting agency that had drawn unprecedented conflict-of-interest questions from Democratic critics.

Oil shock stokes inflation fears and dims hopes for Fed rate relief
EQUITIES MAY 18, 2026
Oil shock stokes inflation fears and dims hopes for Fed rate relief

Surging crude prices tied to Middle East conflict – with US President Donald Trump warning that "the clock is ticking" – are rattling global markets and pushing back the timeline for Fed rate cuts into 2027.