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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Schwab posts 30% profit jump, flags RIA platform upgrades and crypto launch
CUSTODIAN APR 16, 2026
Schwab posts 30% profit jump, flags RIA platform upgrades and crypto launch

Record trading activity and rising client assets drove the brokerage giant's strongest revenue quarter on record.

Wealth.com raises $65M Series B as AI adoption accelerates across firms
FINTECH APR 16, 2026
Wealth.com raises $65M Series B as AI adoption accelerates across firms

The oversubscribed round drew backing from new investors including Dynasty Financial Partners, as well as continued support from Schwab and Google's venture arm.

The 2026 class of Excellence Awardees revealed for the InvestmentNews Awards
RIA NEWS APR 16, 2026
The 2026 class of Excellence Awardees revealed for the InvestmentNews Awards

From trailblazing teams to innovative firms and outstanding individuals, discover who'll be vying for the ultimate recognition at the third annual InvestmentNews Awards gala happening in June.

Mark Mobius, pioneer of emerging markets investing, dies at 89
EMERGING MARKETS APR 15, 2026
Mark Mobius, pioneer of emerging markets investing, dies at 89

The emerging markets evangelist spent more than three decades at Franklin Templeton building a case for investing in the developing world – and a track record that largely backed it up.

Fintech bytes: Wealth.com declares new era for Ester AI
FINTECH APR 15, 2026
Fintech bytes: Wealth.com declares new era for Ester AI

Meanwhile, advisor AI platform Jump is expanding its partnership with an LPL OSJ, and TIFIN is entering the agentic AI arena.

Prediction markets on track for $1 trillion by 2030, but sports betting stirs legal storm
ALTERNATIVES APR 15, 2026
Prediction markets on track for $1 trillion by 2030, but sports betting stirs legal storm

Bernstein sees prediction market trading volume hitting $1 trillion by 2030, but an ongoing legal fight over sports event contracts could test that outlook.

Trump renews threat to fire Powell, keeping markets on edge
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 15, 2026
Trump renews threat to fire Powell, keeping markets on edge

With Powell's chairmanship expiring May 15 and his nominated replacement facing a Senate confirmation snag, Trump is ramping up pressure on the Fed chief to exit the central bank entirely.

Kevin Warsh would be the richest Fed chair ever, disclosures show
FIXED INCOME APR 14, 2026
Kevin Warsh would be the richest Fed chair ever, disclosures show

His divulged net worth easily eclipses current Chair Jerome Powell's, though holdings in venture capital, private funds, and crypto make the exact number hard to pin down.

Bank earnings: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo post profit beats
WIREHOUSES APR 14, 2026
Bank earnings: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo post profit beats

Meanwhile, Citi logged its best quarterly revenue in at least 10 years, with profitability metric topping the bank's own targets for the first time since 2021.

BlackRock profit climbs 46% on ETF flows and performance fees, but AUM slips from record high
ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2026
BlackRock profit climbs 46% on ETF flows and performance fees, but AUM slips from record high

The giant asset manager's adjusted earnings of $12.53 per share topped estimates, but a market-driven slide from its year-end AUM record complicated an otherwise strong quarter.