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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Client optimism rises despite inflation, CFP Board summer survey finds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2026
Client optimism rises despite inflation, CFP Board summer survey finds

New CFP Board sentiment data shows financial advisors' clients feel more upbeat about their finances even as affordability pressures persist.

Perigon sets expanded role for CIO, adding chief operating officer duties amid management updates
RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2026
Perigon sets expanded role for CIO, adding chief operating officer duties amid management updates

The $11.2 billion RIA is centralizing its operations under Rafia Hasan as it names a technology chief and realigns senior leadership.

Dispatch taps former Hightower, eMoney, and Focus leaders for founding board of advisors
FINTECH AUG 05, 2026
Dispatch taps former Hightower, eMoney, and Focus leaders for founding board of advisors

Hightower's Bob Oros, eMoney's Stephen Langlois, and other industry veterans are joining the data infrastructure firm's inaugural advisory board.

RIA valuations are riding a bubble set to pop, dealmaking veterans warn
RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2026
RIA valuations are riding a bubble set to pop, dealmaking veterans warn

The founders of Green Sail Capital Partners say record multiples rest on shaky arbitrage – and sellers have a narrowing window to cash in.

Jamie Dimon leads new industry push to manage AI risks across banking
FINTECH AUG 05, 2026
Jamie Dimon leads new industry push to manage AI risks across banking

JPMorgan's CEO is rallying corporate America around shared AI safeguards as banks report widening use of the technology in daily operations.

Corient welcomes $21 billion Summit Trail Advisors in supersize deal
RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2026
Corient welcomes $21 billion Summit Trail Advisors in supersize deal

The acquisition deepens the mega-RIA and largest non-bank wealth manager's push into ultra-high-net-worth advisory as 2026 consolidation hits record levels.

Aspen Standard Wealth expands to Denver in ninth RIA deal
RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2026
Aspen Standard Wealth expands to Denver in ninth RIA deal

The New York-based aggregator adds a $550 million boutique firm as it steadily builds out its national affiliate network.

Wealth Enhancement adds $592M Chicago-area RIA
RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2026
Wealth Enhancement adds $592M Chicago-area RIA

The mega-RIA with roughly $160 billion in client assets remains firmly in acquisition mode amid rumors of private equity giants vying to scoop it up.

Annuity sales hit a record as war and Fed jitters redraw fixed income
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2026
Annuity sales hit a record as war and Fed jitters redraw fixed income

Record annuity demand for principal protection collides with the most hawkish Fed dissent since 2016.

Allworth deepens tax-advisory push with $1.1B Sachetta acquisition
RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2026
Allworth deepens tax-advisory push with $1.1B Sachetta acquisition

The PE-backed RIA makes its first major move since bringing in a new capital partner, adding a Massachusetts advisory firm alongside a second East Coast RIA