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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Osaic taps Carefull to help advisors tackle elder fraud threats
FINTECH NOV 20, 2025
Osaic taps Carefull to help advisors tackle elder fraud threats

With 2024 fraud losses topping $29 billion among older adults, the partnership reflects growing urgency to detect AI fraud and elder financial exploitation.

Retirement account balances hit record highs as Millennials and Gen Z embrace Roth IRAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 20, 2025
Retirement account balances hit record highs as Millennials and Gen Z embrace Roth IRAs

Fidelity finds average 401(k), IRA and 403(b) balances all hit new highs in Q3, driven by steady savings and stock market gains.

Wells Fargo, Robinhood take top spots in digital wealth platform rankings
FINTECH NOV 20, 2025
Wells Fargo, Robinhood take top spots in digital wealth platform rankings

Latest JD Power ranking spotlights role of AI assistants, digital experience for leading advised and DIY platforms.

ICI presses SEC on default e-delivery for fund documents
ETFS NOV 19, 2025
ICI presses SEC on default e-delivery for fund documents

Industry group says policy switch to electronic delivery, overwhelming supported by Americans, could save funds and investors up to $4 billion.

How one full-service wealth firm is embracing AI without layoffs
TECHNOLOGY NOV 19, 2025
How one full-service wealth firm is embracing AI without layoffs

Leaders at Siebert Financial discuss how AI has supercharged marketing outcomes and compliance capacity – while still keeping humans in the loop.

Advisor moves: Osaic adds more than $800M in LPL-Commonwealth double draw
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 19, 2025
Advisor moves: Osaic adds more than $800M in LPL-Commonwealth double draw

Elsewhere, Indianapolis-headquartered indie Sapient Capital nabbed a $1 billion JPMorgan advisor in a recruitment first, while another duo also left the wirehouse to join Wells Fargo.

FP Alpha, Zocks unveil new integrations as AI-led planning accelerates
FINTECH NOV 19, 2025
FP Alpha, Zocks unveil new integrations as AI-led planning accelerates

With growing AI adoption, new connections between leading planning tools highlight the push for efficiency and enhanced client service.

Mega-RIA Focus Financial Partners taps Vialto for expanded tax services
RIA NEWS NOV 19, 2025
Mega-RIA Focus Financial Partners taps Vialto for expanded tax services

The two CD&R portfolio companies' alliance will enable Focus to leverage Vialto’s deep cross-border expertise and 6,500-strong team.

GTCR snaps up Boston's Fiduciary Trust Company in 14th new platform deal for 2025
RIA NEWS NOV 19, 2025
GTCR snaps up Boston's Fiduciary Trust Company in 14th new platform deal for 2025

The deal for the $34 billion wealth firm comes as PE-backed transactions set a new annual record, while the SEC puts a spotlight on compliance risks for advisers being acquired.

Altruist expands Hazel AI platform with real-time custodial integration
FINTECH NOV 18, 2025
Altruist expands Hazel AI platform with real-time custodial integration

Following a new custodial partnership and ongoing AI-led strategy, the platform's latest industry-leading update brings live account information into advisor conversations.