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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Hightower taps Vanguard vet as president, shuffles Signature Wealth leadership
RIA NEWS SEP 22, 2026
Hightower taps Vanguard vet as president, shuffles Signature Wealth leadership

The moves come as Hightower Signature Wealth nears its first anniversary with more than $40 billion in AUM.

Concurrent adds $425 million Houston team as breakaway wave continues
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 21, 2026
Concurrent adds $425 million Houston team as breakaway wave continues

Winstone Wealth Partners joins Concurrent from Raymond James, pushing the RIA platform's assets past $23 billion this year.

Democratic lawmakers demand probe into DOL 401(k) rule comments
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2026
Democratic lawmakers demand probe into DOL 401(k) rule comments

Senior Democrats including Senator Bernie Sanders urge a DOJ and FBI investigation into thousands of allegedly fake comments backing DOL's private-assets 401(k) rule.

Nearly 30% of social media finance videos lead investors astray: study
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2026
Nearly 30% of social media finance videos lead investors astray: study

Most finfluencers lack credentials, and digitally present Americans are consuming more finance content than ever, according to new research.

Financial planning is becoming advisors' best tool for long-term client loyalty
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2026
Financial planning is becoming advisors' best tool for long-term client loyalty

Cerulli research finds affluent investors value comfort and guidance over portfolio management.

Retirement assets hit $51.2 trillion as savers keep contributing
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2026
Retirement assets hit $51.2 trillion as savers keep contributing

Total US retirement holdings jumped 7.9% in the second quarter, with 401(k) balances and IRA contributions both climbing despite lingering economic unease

HSBC, Citi unveil new high-life and luxury offerings for affluent clients, family offices
WIREHOUSES SEP 18, 2026
HSBC, Citi unveil new high-life and luxury offerings for affluent clients, family offices

Wall Street banks expand wealth services as ultra-high-net-worth client demands extend further above and beyond investment management.

Cerity Partners enters Iowa with Gilbert & Cook deal
RIA NEWS SEP 18, 2026
Cerity Partners enters Iowa with Gilbert & Cook deal

The acquisition of $2 billion Gilbert & Cook extends a buying spree for the ultra-high-net-worth firm that has already touched six states this year.

Crescent Grove Advisors names Andrew Krei CIO for next decade of growth
RIA NEWS SEP 18, 2026
Crescent Grove Advisors names Andrew Krei CIO for next decade of growth

The boutique RIA with $5 billion in AUM taps insider CIO as middle-market firms race to build next-generation leadership

Advisors get the keys: AdvisorCRM and Zeplyn let firms build their own AI tools
FINTECH SEP 17, 2026
Advisors get the keys: AdvisorCRM and Zeplyn let firms build their own AI tools

Two wealthtech providers are handing advisors the controls, letting firms design their own workflows and AI agents in plain language.