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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Advisor moves: Baird gains $508M RBC team as Merrill Lynch lands $560M in talent
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 22, 2026
Advisor moves: Baird gains $508M RBC team as Merrill Lynch lands $560M in talent

The latest father-son additions at Merill include a tandem originally with Wells Fargo and an Iowa-based trio that crossed over from Baird.

How AI has gone mainstream with ultra-high-net-worth investors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 22, 2026
How AI has gone mainstream with ultra-high-net-worth investors

With more HNW clients coming to meetings armed with AI research, BNY Wealth report finds advisor expertise is more critical than ever as the final human check.

Child care tax breaks underused as costs strain US workforce
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2026
Child care tax breaks underused as costs strain US workforce

A new Senate report finds most workers and employers are missing out on child care tax relief despite surging costs of parenthood.

NAPFA raises the bar on fee-only fiduciary advice
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 22, 2026
NAPFA raises the bar on fee-only fiduciary advice

The association's new standard codifies what fee-only fiduciary advice means in practice as RIA data show commissions in long-term decline.

RIA moves: Sanctuary Wealth supports launch of LGBTQ+-focused Pierstone Wealth Management
RIA NEWS JUN 22, 2026
RIA moves: Sanctuary Wealth supports launch of LGBTQ+-focused Pierstone Wealth Management

Plus, New York-based Maridea snaps up a women-led practice to debut in the Sunshine State, while Halbert Hargrove in California hails an AUM milestone alongside an aging-care fintech partnership.

Alan Greenspan, former Fed chairman who helped shape modern US economy, dies at 100
EQUITIES JUN 22, 2026
Alan Greenspan, former Fed chairman who helped shape modern US economy, dies at 100

The economist who guided the Federal Reserve through two decades of boom and crisis leaves a complex, still-debated legacy.

Active ETFs dominate US product launches as closures stay in check
ETFS JUN 18, 2026
Active ETFs dominate US product launches as closures stay in check

New research confirms the active ETF wave is accelerating — but not every product will survive the shakeout.

Advisor moves: LPL firm Genesis Wealth adds $725M veteran from JPMorgan
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2026
Advisor moves: LPL firm Genesis Wealth adds $725M veteran from JPMorgan

UBS also expanded in the Southeast with six advisors overseeing more than $2 billion, while Osaic lured a $300 million family-led practice from Wells Fargo's FiNet.

Vestmark's RIA arm hits $50B in assets under management
RIA NEWS JUN 18, 2026
Vestmark's RIA arm hits $50B in assets under management

The Massachusetts-based wealth tech firm announced the quick AUM milestone just as it leans harder into AI with a recently appointed leader.

Salesforce launches Agentic Advisor as AI notetakers threaten CRM dominance
FINTECH JUN 18, 2026
Salesforce launches Agentic Advisor as AI notetakers threaten CRM dominance

The new AI workspace rollout promises to automate the full advisor workflow just as third-party tools wage a turf war for central control of wealth firms' tech stacks.