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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Trump commutes fraud sentence for ex-GPB Capital chief Gentile
ALTERNATIVES DEC 01, 2025
Trump commutes fraud sentence for ex-GPB Capital chief Gentile

The White House has reportedly granted clemency for private equity executive convicted over $1.6 billion GPB Capital scheme targeting thousands of investors.

Goldman inks $2B deal for Innovator as buffer ETF case grows among advisors
ETFS DEC 01, 2025
Goldman inks $2B deal for Innovator as buffer ETF case grows among advisors

The deal, set to add $28 billion in assets, would vault the Wall Street giant among the top tier of active ETF providers as investors flock to defined outcome strategies for downside protection and smoother stock exposure.

How private stock planning can unlock opportunities with next-gen clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 01, 2025
How private stock planning can unlock opportunities with next-gen clients

Quotient Wealth Partners' co-CEO speaks out on his RIA firm's pivot into private equity comp planning, how investments by Schwab and Morgan Stanley mark a turning point, and why advisors diving in should prepare to play the long game.

Cetera adds $265M advisor team from Osaic in Chicago
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 26, 2025
Cetera adds $265M advisor team from Osaic in Chicago

Previously affiliated with Woodbury, the multi-generational team led by cousins Matthew and Christopher Callero are joining Cetera's tax and accounting specialist community.

New York fund manager barred over multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
New York fund manager barred over multimillion-dollar fraud scheme

The SEC accused Joshua Goltry of defrauding investors of at least $3 million as he brazenly misrepresented past performance and fabricated account statements, among other misdeeds.

Raymond James brings on $420M advisor team from Edward Jones
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 26, 2025
Raymond James brings on $420M advisor team from Edward Jones

The father-son duo, including a US Navy veteran with more than three decades of industry experience, is joining RayJay's independent advisor unit in Virginia.

Bank of America flags prediction markets as emerging credit risk
ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2025
Bank of America flags prediction markets as emerging credit risk

Strategists issue warning on sports betting among investors as Robinhood goes all-in on its events contracts business.

Trump's DOL moves to drop defense of Biden's 401(k) fiduciary rule
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 26, 2025
Trump's DOL moves to drop defense of Biden's 401(k) fiduciary rule

The Labor Department's decision to abandon the Retirement Security Rule likely ends years of litigation, signaling a pivot away from expanded protections for retirement rollovers.

A failure to communicate: Could employers be fueling a stranded-asset crisis in 401(k)s?
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2025
A failure to communicate: Could employers be fueling a stranded-asset crisis in 401(k)s?

Lack of awareness among departing employees has left $28 billion in retirement savings languishing in safe-harbor IRAs, suggests a new survey.

SEC orders Portland-based hybrid firm to pay $325k over cybersecurity lapses
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 25, 2025
SEC orders Portland-based hybrid firm to pay $325k over cybersecurity lapses

M Holdings' failure to maintain written policies led to a third-party breach that compromised multiple email accounts and impacted 8.500 individuals, according to the regulator.