Leo Almazora

Leo Almazora has been the resident US News Writer for InvestmentNews since February 2024. 

An experienced journalist, he honed his understanding of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and wealth technology over seven years of conversations with portfolio managers, advisors and other industry experts and insiders over the course of nearly a decade. 

In his spare time, he enjoys running (he's run a full mary once, and is hoping to make it twice), singing, biking, listening to audiobooks, or doing some combination thereof.

Email him at [email protected].

Leo Almazora
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Ex-LPL leader re-emerges at The Wealth Consulting Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2025
Ex-LPL leader re-emerges at The Wealth Consulting Group

The Las Vegas-based hybrid RIA overseeing $8.8 billion in assets has named Andy Kalbaugh president to help scale its advisor platform.

Envestnet extends investment offerings with new alts model portfolios
ALTERNATIVES JUN 18, 2025
Envestnet extends investment offerings with new alts model portfolios

The wealth tech giant – in collaboration with Fidelity, BlackRock, State Street, and Franklin Templeton – is offering its advisor and wealth firm users more ways to diversify.

US annuity sales see sixth straight $100B+ quarter
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2025
US annuity sales see sixth straight $100B+ quarter

The latest LIMRA data release shows continued growth in RILAs, variable annuities, and FRD products, though researchers argue more education is still needed.

RIA moves: Thiel's Indivisible welcomes Ride Wealth Partners, $4B Beacon snaps up Astor
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2025
RIA moves: Thiel's Indivisible welcomes Ride Wealth Partners, $4B Beacon snaps up Astor

Indivisible Partners builds on its strategy to take turf in the independent space with its latest move in Colorado.

Advisor moves: LPL adds $425M Evermark Investment Partners, $300M Merril Lynch group hops to Ameriprise
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 17, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL adds $425M Evermark Investment Partners, $300M Merril Lynch group hops to Ameriprise

LPL's latest addition, a San Diego team defecting from RBC, represents a milestone for the broker-dealer giant's Strategic Wealth model for wirehouse breakaways.

Mariner adds Rob Sandrew, Verne Marble to independent platform leadership team
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2025
Mariner adds Rob Sandrew, Verne Marble to independent platform leadership team

Bringing experience from Integrated Partners, LPL, and Edelman Financial Engines, the mega-RIA's newest leaders are set to build on the growth story playing out in its 1099 channel.

Osaic snaps up $13.5B CW Advisors
RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2025
Osaic snaps up $13.5B CW Advisors

The deal for the Audax-backed RIA based in Boston gives Osaic a strategic foothold to attract more advisors and clients across the wealth spectrum.

Why have some light alternatives users run for the exits?
ALTERNATIVES JUN 16, 2025
Why have some light alternatives users run for the exits?

A new survey of independent and national advisors unearths top concerns, diverging paths for real estate and private market investments, and how advisor experience matters in the push for alternatives adoption.

Nationwide finds Medicare myth on long-term care could cost Americans dearly
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2025
Nationwide finds Medicare myth on long-term care could cost Americans dearly

As a tsunami of retirees comes crashing in, three-fifths of those surveyed believe – wrongly – that the federal safety net will cover their LTC needs.

Fintech bytes: Orion, Altruist unveil new RIA-focused integrations
FINTECH JUN 16, 2025
Fintech bytes: Orion, Altruist unveil new RIA-focused integrations

Orion's latest update, a partnership with 11th.com, focuses on an underserved area of compliance for advisors and wealth firms.