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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Which 529 savings plans set the gold standard in 2025?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 12, 2025
Which 529 savings plans set the gold standard in 2025?

Morningstar analysis reveals top five picks as assets in education savings plans cross a key $500-billion milestone.

What advisors and wealth firms gain from CPA partnerships
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 12, 2025
What advisors and wealth firms gain from CPA partnerships

With fewer CPAs entering the field and client expectations on the rise, advisors are turning to technology and strategic alliances to deliver comprehensive tax and financial solutions.

Fired LPL rep faces 22-month Finra suspension after secretly borrowing $50k from clients
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 12, 2025
Fired LPL rep faces 22-month Finra suspension after secretly borrowing $50k from clients

The advisor, formerly with DA Davidson, also repeatedly failed to tell his employers about outside securities accounts he maintained at another Finra member firm.

Revealed: InvestmentNews' Hot List of Financial Professionals for 2025
FINTECH NOV 12, 2025
Revealed: InvestmentNews' Hot List of Financial Professionals for 2025

From C-level leaders to founders and elite advisors, this year's hot list winners are successfully navigating turbulence and waves of change shaping the wealth industry.

RIA moves: Mercer Advisors picks up first tax-focused firm in SoCal
RIA NEWS NOV 12, 2025
RIA moves: Mercer Advisors picks up first tax-focused firm in SoCal

Creative Planning's subsidiary United Capital has also landed a $4 billion planning firm, while a $1 billion-plus firm joins LA-headquartered Lido Advisors in the East Coast.

Morgan Stanley, KKR, and Apollo sign on as founding clients of new Corastone private-investing platform
ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2025
Morgan Stanley, KKR, and Apollo sign on as founding clients of new Corastone private-investing platform

Major Wall Street firms back Corastone’s blockchain-based platform, aiming to reduce friction and expand access in the private markets space.

Advisor moves: RBC nabs $1.2B UBS team in Louisiana expansion
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 10, 2025
Advisor moves: RBC nabs $1.2B UBS team in Louisiana expansion

Janney has also made its Texas debut with an ex-RBC advisor group, while UBS hires an experienced advisor from Morgan Stanley.

The life of a soldier: Advisors with military roots share lessons for Veterans Day
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 10, 2025
The life of a soldier: Advisors with military roots share lessons for Veterans Day

Service members-turned-advisors sound off on how unique benefits, military discipline, and cultural challenges shape the financial lives of veterans and their families.

Warren Buffett 'going quiet,' converts $1.35B in Berkshire shares in farewell as CEO
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2025
Warren Buffett 'going quiet,' converts $1.35B in Berkshire shares in farewell as CEO

Buffett’s final letter issues warnings on CEO health and pay transparency, while wishing "an extended tenure" for successor Greg Abel.

HB Wealth names Gina Martin Adams chief market strategist, bolsters investment leadership
RIA NEWS NOV 10, 2025
HB Wealth names Gina Martin Adams chief market strategist, bolsters investment leadership

The former Bloomberg Intelligence analyst is the latest top appointment at the $29 billion RIA, following its recently promoted CIO and deputy CIO leaders.