Leo Almazora

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Leo Francis Almazora

Senior Journalist

10 years experience1,025,285 Total views on InvestmentNews in 2025

Leo's specialty topics

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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Citadel pushes back after Ken Griffin's penthouse used to tout New York pied-à-terre tax
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2026
Citadel pushes back after Ken Griffin's penthouse used to tout New York pied-à-terre tax

A proposed annual surtax on second homes worth $5 million or more has drawn sharp resistance from Griffin's firms — and raises unresolved questions about implementation.

Jump bolsters leadership bench as AI push intensifies
FINTECH APR 23, 2026
Jump bolsters leadership bench as AI push intensifies

The wealth tech platform's four new hires, including one Holistiplan alum, are expected to scale its vision to connect data, workflows, and execution for wealth firms adopting AI.

Billion-dollar bonanza: Roundhill's memory ETF hits $1B in assets within 10 trading days
ETFS APR 23, 2026
Billion-dollar bonanza: Roundhill's memory ETF hits $1B in assets within 10 trading days

The DRAM ETF launched with no seed investors and little fanfare, but a supply crunch in AI memory chips has investors pouring money in at a record clip.

Hightower moves to acquire The Bahnsen Group in deal deepening a decade-long alliance
RIA NEWS APR 23, 2026
Hightower moves to acquire The Bahnsen Group in deal deepening a decade-long alliance

The mega-RIA is acquiring one of its flagship affiliated practices, which has grown from $600 million to nearly $10 billion in assets since joining from Morgan Stanley in 2015.

Meet InvestmentNews' 5-Star Financial Planners for 2026: Going beyond portfolios
RIA NEWS APR 23, 2026
Meet InvestmentNews' 5-Star Financial Planners for 2026: Going beyond portfolios

Selected through a nationwide nomination process, here are the standout US financial planners who embody excellence, integrity, and a strong commitment to helping clients meet their financial goals.

Advisor moves: JPMorgan lands $1.1B team from William Blair
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2026
Advisor moves: JPMorgan lands $1.1B team from William Blair

Separately, UBS strengthens its Manhattan presence with a defector from Deutsche Bank, while Cetera welcomes a father-daughter tandem from Osaic.

Clearstead names M&A chief as Cleveland RIA builds out deal-making infrastructure
RIA NEWS APR 22, 2026
Clearstead names M&A chief as Cleveland RIA builds out deal-making infrastructure

The appointment gives the private equity-backed firm dedicated merger and acquisition leadership as it works to expand its family office footprint nationwide.

iPipeline partnerships expand its annuities reach among advisors
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2026
iPipeline partnerships expand its annuities reach among advisors

Integrations with FIDx and Luma Financial Technologies extend the firm's digital distribution, including a first-of-its-kind update for the life insurance business.

Fiducient Advisors to acquire Portland-based Sellwood Investment Partners
RIA NEWS APR 22, 2026
Fiducient Advisors to acquire Portland-based Sellwood Investment Partners

The Oregon-domiciled RIA brings $11 billion in assets to Fiducient's growing institutional platform, marking the second acquisition by Wealthspire's advisory unit this month.

For RIAs, tech integration is still the hard part
TECHNOLOGY APR 22, 2026
For RIAs, tech integration is still the hard part

A new F2 Strategy survey finds that most wealth management firms plan to overhaul their operating models — and one California-based RIA offers a ground-level view of what that actually costs.