Leo Almazora

Leo Almazora is a senior journalist at InvestmentNews. Having been with IN since February 2024, he covers the full spectrum of wealth management — equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and wealth technology — drawing on nearly a decade of reporting experience built through direct conversations with portfolio managers, financial advisors, and industry insiders.

Before joining InvestmentNews, Leo spent years developing deep fluency in the language of financial professionals, giving him an instinct for what matters to advisors and their clients alike.

Outside the newsroom, he's a runner (one marathon down, one more on the horizon), a singer, a dance enthusiast, a cyclist, and an audiobook devotee – sometimes all at once.

Connect with Leo on LinkedIn or reach him at [email protected].

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Move over, Musk: Larry Ellison takes over as world's richest person
EQUITIES SEP 10, 2025
Move over, Musk: Larry Ellison takes over as world's richest person

The co-founder of Oracle's net worth is now nearly $400 billion.

Bernstein Private Wealth taps former UBS and Northern Trust leaders for key US roles
RIA NEWS SEP 10, 2025
Bernstein Private Wealth taps former UBS and Northern Trust leaders for key US roles

Gregory Kadet and Cecily Bolding have been given managing director roles at the firm's private wealth offices in the Rocky Mountains and Dallas, Texas.

Meet InvestmentNews' 5-Star RIA firms for 2025
RIA NEWS SEP 10, 2025
Meet InvestmentNews' 5-Star RIA firms for 2025

From a performance-first mindset to high-touch service and talent development, the inaugural report on top-performing firms shows how top firms achieve significant asset and client growth.

Bahamas-based fund adviser, firms agree to multimillion-dollar SEC settlement over fund misrepresentations
ALTERNATIVES SEP 10, 2025
Bahamas-based fund adviser, firms agree to multimillion-dollar SEC settlement over fund misrepresentations

The former Colorado resident allegedly caused private funds his firms advised to make detrimental short-term loans without investors' knowledge, among other fiduciary breaches.

Judge gives blessing to $25M settlement in Vanguard target-date fund tax lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2025
Judge gives blessing to $25M settlement in Vanguard target-date fund tax lawsuit

The approved compensation would be on top of an even larger $133 million fair fund set up in a related SEC settlement, according to lawyers for the aggrieved investors.

Advisor moves: LPL scoops $1.8B quintet from UBS
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 09, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL scoops $1.8B quintet from UBS

An ex-Ameriprise duo has also joined LPL in Virginia, while Raymond James welcomes advisors from Edward Jones and Oppenheimer to its network.

Revealed: The $100M top female advisors of 2025
RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2025
Revealed: The $100M top female advisors of 2025

From next-gen advisors to firm leaders and CEOs, these professionals are raising their voices and helping to drive change in the wealth industry.

BLS revises jobs growth data downward by 911,000, raising more question marks around labor market
FIXED INCOME SEP 09, 2025
BLS revises jobs growth data downward by 911,000, raising more question marks around labor market

The annual revision, indicating 76,000 fewer jobs added per month across sectors, marks one of the largest negative adjustments in years.

RIA moves: SEIA announces second-largest deal with $1.6B California firm
RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2025
RIA moves: SEIA announces second-largest deal with $1.6B California firm

Also, a triple-deal propels Beacon Pointe to reach a $48 billion asset milestone, and Bluespring merges in another Kestra firm.

State-registered RIAs' assets top $360B as firm count slips, NASAA says
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 08, 2025
State-registered RIAs' assets top $360B as firm count slips, NASAA says

Annual snapshot shows registration failures, fees, and fiduciary shortfalls as top enforcement issues, with California, Texas, and Florida hosting the most state-level RIAs.