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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Women’s wealth is rising. How one firm is reshaping mentorship to keep up
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2026
Women’s wealth is rising. How one firm is reshaping mentorship to keep up

Bernstein Private Wealth is taking an intentional approach to mentorship, sponsorship, and leave policies as women move into control of trillions in assets.

JPMorgan weighs prediction market rules as regulators tighten oversight
WIREHOUSES MAR 16, 2026
JPMorgan weighs prediction market rules as regulators tighten oversight

Big banks and watchdogs are racing to catch up as the action on prediction platforms blurs lines between market intelligence and personal bets.

Active ETF assets on track to hit $10 trillion by 2033, BBH survey suggests
ALTERNATIVES MAR 16, 2026
Active ETF assets on track to hit $10 trillion by 2033, BBH survey suggests

Study shows investors planning to fund higher active ETF exposure by trimming mutual funds, while also signaling strong interest in private equity and private credit ETFs.

Markets misread AI's impact on brokerages, Morgan Stanley says
EQUITIES MAR 16, 2026
Markets misread AI's impact on brokerages, Morgan Stanley says

Analysis finds scale and sweep‑balance edge position firms such as Schwab and LPL to benefit as AI boosts advisor capacity and trims costs.

Envestnet brings interval funds onto UMA platform as focus sharpens on private credit
ALTERNATIVES MAR 16, 2026
Envestnet brings interval funds onto UMA platform as focus sharpens on private credit

Move aims to bundle semi-liquid private markets into everyday portfolio workflows while Envestnet handles research, trading and rebalancing behind the scenes.

IRS data show refunds up as return filings slow in early tax season
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 13, 2026
IRS data show refunds up as return filings slow in early tax season

Advisors should expect some curve balls as new deductions, delayed withholding changes, and later filing patterns shape this year’s returns.

HSBC says women’s growing wealth role is colliding with a preparedness gap
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2026
HSBC says women’s growing wealth role is colliding with a preparedness gap

Survey data point to a disconnect between women’s engagement with money and their sense of readiness for aging, caregiving, and long-term planning.

US debt, geopolitics top advisors' market risks list through 2028
EQUITIES MAR 13, 2026
US debt, geopolitics top advisors' market risks list through 2028

FUSE research survey shows elevated concern over fiscal policy, trade disruptions, market volatility, and recession risks.

American Securities Association urges tweaks to FINRA elder‑fraud proposal
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 13, 2026
American Securities Association urges tweaks to FINRA elder‑fraud proposal

The group backs short transaction delays and emergency‑contact options but warns against broad data collection and long holds that could lock seniors out of accounts.

Joe Duran's Rise Growth Partners expands to Florida with Cyndeo Wealth deal
RIA NEWS MAR 13, 2026
Joe Duran's Rise Growth Partners expands to Florida with Cyndeo Wealth deal

Rise's fourth non-control minority staking deal puts it alongside Dynasty Financial Partners as a strategic partner in the $3.1-billion RIA's continued growth.