Leo Almazora

Leo Almazora is a senior journalist at InvestmentNews. Having been with IN since February 2024, he covers the full spectrum of wealth management — equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and wealth technology — drawing on nearly a decade of reporting experience built through direct conversations with portfolio managers, financial advisors, and industry insiders.

Before joining InvestmentNews, Leo spent years developing deep fluency in the language of financial professionals, giving him an instinct for what matters to advisors and their clients alike.

Outside the newsroom, he's a runner (one marathon down, one more on the horizon), a singer, a dance enthusiast, a cyclist, and an audiobook devotee – sometimes all at once.

Connect with Leo on LinkedIn or reach him at [email protected].

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IRS issues guidance for wider HSA access as lawmakers spar over ACA aid
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2025
IRS issues guidance for wider HSA access as lawmakers spar over ACA aid

Permanent telehealth relief takes effect for 2025 plan years, with bronze and catastrophic marketplace plans becoming HSA‑compatible in 2026.

Q3 annuity sales hit record $121.2B as advisors lean into VA and RILA contracts
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 09, 2025
Q3 annuity sales hit record $121.2B as advisors lean into VA and RILA contracts

LIMRA projects full-year 2025 annuity sales projected to top $450 billion, with independent broker-dealers driving more than half of third-quarter sales in registered annuity products.

FINRA flags GenAI, cyber fraud, and sales practices in 2026 regulatory agenda
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 09, 2025
FINRA flags GenAI, cyber fraud, and sales practices in 2026 regulatory agenda

Self-regulator outlines emerging AI use cases at member firms, rising techn‑driven scams, and persistent supervisory weaknesses in marketing and annuity recommendations.

$580B RIA Wealthspire builds out C-suite following PE-backed unification
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2025
$580B RIA Wealthspire builds out C-suite following PE-backed unification

The freshly announced roles across finance, people, marketing and legal aim to support a larger, more complex organization serving clients in three countries.

NewEdge taps ex-ICONIQ, Morgan Stanley executive as new CEO
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2025
NewEdge taps ex-ICONIQ, Morgan Stanley executive as new CEO

Five years since its inception, the fast-growing RIA platform with $80 billion in assets is bringing in James Jesse to steer its next phase of expansion.

Wealth Enhancement adds $2.2B hybrid RIA in Ohio as 2025 deal streak continues
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2025
Wealth Enhancement adds $2.2B hybrid RIA in Ohio as 2025 deal streak continues

The mega-RIA and serial consolidator now has more than $131 billion in assets as it adds a veteran-led practice in the Midwest.

Is wealth industry tech FOMO setting firms up for a data reality check?
TECHNOLOGY DEC 08, 2025
Is wealth industry tech FOMO setting firms up for a data reality check?

Advisors racing to add on new platforms may find their legacy plumbing can't support the next wave, warns one expert.

Billionaires, 'moderate millionaires' multiply amid soaring markets
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2025
Billionaires, 'moderate millionaires' multiply amid soaring markets

Thanks to splashy IPOs, fabulous inheritances, and slow-and-steady 401(k) saving, it seems being an affluent or ultra-rich individual doesn't carry the same elite status as it once did.

Caught wrong-footed, most Gen Xers now feel uneasy on retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2025
Caught wrong-footed, most Gen Xers now feel uneasy on retirement

Six in 10 non-retired Gen Xers are just now realizing the urgency to get ready, with an even more overwhelming majority seeing soaring living costs as a barrier to a comfortable retirement.

MAI expands mid-Atlantic reach with $527M Lowe Wealth Advisors
RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2025
MAI expands mid-Atlantic reach with $527M Lowe Wealth Advisors

The deal in Maryland adds a decades-old planning practice, led by a father-son tandem, to MAI Capital Management's network