Leo Almazora

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.

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California's billionaire tax would cost more than 5%, warns think tank
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 14, 2026
California's billionaire tax would cost more than 5%, warns think tank

Tax Foundation says some founders, tech executives, and other ultra-wealthy residents could face 'dramatically higher' consequences.

DEI trailblazer says women aren’t a niche — they’re the market
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JAN 14, 2026
DEI trailblazer says women aren’t a niche — they’re the market

Veteran advisor and InvestmentNews award winner Cary Carbonaro speaks out on the rising urgency around women in wealth, how AI has changed financial literacy, and the importance of raising the bar for the wealth industry.

BlackRock poll shows advisors chasing HNW growth with tax, private market offerings
ALTERNATIVES JAN 14, 2026
BlackRock poll shows advisors chasing HNW growth with tax, private market offerings

Survey points to a disconnect between high-net-worth demand for sophisticated tax guidance and the relatively limited role of after-tax returns in many advisors’ decisions.

Newsom steps up fight against California’s billionaire tax plan
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 13, 2026
Newsom steps up fight against California’s billionaire tax plan

Unions, business groups, and tech titans line up on opposing sides of the measure targeting up to 250 of the state's most fabulously wealthy residents.

iCapital taps Fidelity veteran Gary Gallagher as president
ALTERNATIVES JAN 13, 2026
iCapital taps Fidelity veteran Gary Gallagher as president

The New York-based alts tech platform's latest leadership hire also comes with experience from LPL, Citi, and KPMG.

RIA moves: Creative Planning goes international with Baseline Wealth Management
RIA NEWS JAN 13, 2026
RIA moves: Creative Planning goes international with Baseline Wealth Management

Meanwhile, Beacon Pointe and Elevation Point have each announced transactions involving billion-dollar-plus wealth firms with California, Missouri, and Atlanta footprints.

Angeles Wealth makes maiden acquisition with XO Capital deal
RIA NEWS JAN 13, 2026
Angeles Wealth makes maiden acquisition with XO Capital deal

RIA’s new Angeles Family Office unit pushes deeper into services for generationally wealthy households amid a boom in “family office” branding.

Advisors warm to AI, but still have trust issues
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2026
Advisors warm to AI, but still have trust issues

Advisor360 survey finds RIA, broker-dealer, and bank advisors leaning on AI for meetings and CRM updates, but remain wary of handing it the keys to advice decisions.

Retirees face steady stream of financial shocks, with many short on cash buffers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2026
Retirees face steady stream of financial shocks, with many short on cash buffers

Nearly two decades of data show retired households face frequent “rainy day,” family and health shocks, often without enough liquid savings to cover even a single year.

Trump’s 10% credit card cap idea jolts banks as earnings loom
EQUITIES JAN 12, 2026
Trump’s 10% credit card cap idea jolts banks as earnings loom

Behind the market selloff, insiders warn the plan could push households towards costlier forms of debt, among other unintended consequences.