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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Envestnet taps Jonathan Linstra for newly created chief growth role
FINTECH FEB 02, 2026
Envestnet taps Jonathan Linstra for newly created chief growth role

The wealth tech giant's latest C-suite appointee brings experience from Morningstar Wealth and State Street as he oversees sales execution, revenue generation, and advisor engagement across the enterprise.

OnePoint BFG adds $700M team from Northwestern Mutual
RIA NEWS FEB 02, 2026
OnePoint BFG adds $700M team from Northwestern Mutual

The Joe Duran-backed New Jersey RIA’s latest partnership with a two-decade veteran broker in Minneapolis extends its growth strategy in the Midwest.

Vanguard claims $250M win for mutual fund investors with latest fee cuts
ETFS FEB 02, 2026
Vanguard claims $250M win for mutual fund investors with latest fee cuts

Latest round of lower expense ratios spans 84 mutual fund and ETF share classes and touches roughly one-quarter of Vanguard’s lineup.

Fintech bytes: Docupace touts 200,000-hour windfall for PreciseFP and Hubly users in 2025
FINTECH JAN 30, 2026
Fintech bytes: Docupace touts 200,000-hour windfall for PreciseFP and Hubly users in 2025

Meanwhile, Contio kicks off its crusade against broken meetings with a world-leading decision platform, while Apex unveils an agentic development kit to set firms up for AI success.

Expect modest to no ACA premium impact from expanded pre-deductible coverage, says EBRI
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 30, 2026
Expect modest to no ACA premium impact from expanded pre-deductible coverage, says EBRI

New modeling from the retirement-focused think tank finds even broad chronic-care expansions in HSA-eligible plans nudge premiums only slightly.

Foundation for Financial Planning names 2026 board chair, adds five trustees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 30, 2026
Foundation for Financial Planning names 2026 board chair, adds five trustees

The non-profit dedicated to advancing pro bono planning work has updated its board leadership with executives from Corebridge Financial and Schwab Advisory Services.

Billion-dollar RIAs lean on AI and data to keep growth going
TECHNOLOGY JAN 30, 2026
Billion-dollar RIAs lean on AI and data to keep growth going

Cerulli research shows larger RIAs pouring money into data infrastructure and AI tools in bid to boost productivity and valuations.

President Trump names Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair pick
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 30, 2026
President Trump names Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair pick

Former Fed governor’s “regime change” push on monetary policy could reshape path for rates, the central bank's balance sheet, and markets at large.

RIA moves: NewEdge nabs $1.4B superteam from Ameriprise
RIA NEWS JAN 29, 2026
RIA moves: NewEdge nabs $1.4B superteam from Ameriprise

Meanwhile, Cetera announces another acquisition in its employee-based RIA arm, while Carson Group acquires another longtime partner firm.

BlackRock, Partners Group roll out private markets SMA
ALTERNATIVES JAN 29, 2026
BlackRock, Partners Group roll out private markets SMA

New multi-alts structure bundles private equity, private credit, and real assets into three outcome-based strategies on Morgan Stanley’s wealth platform