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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More Americans planning to claim Social Security early despite knowing the trade-offs
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2025
More Americans planning to claim Social Security early despite knowing the trade-offs

Schroders research highlights widespread anxiety about retirement income as a new policy proposal emerges to limit benefit increases for wealthier retirees.

David Solomon urges vigilance as regional bank losses stir credit market debate
EQUITIES OCT 21, 2025
David Solomon urges vigilance as regional bank losses stir credit market debate

Goldman Sachs' CEO calls three recent events "idiosyncratic," though questions remain about vulnerabilities lurking throughout the banking system.

Why next-gen advisors can be a make-or-break factor in PE dealmaking
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2025
Why next-gen advisors can be a make-or-break factor in PE dealmaking

Under-equitizing G2 talent could lead to misalignments in PE-backed consolidation, says one M&A expert.

Succession planning takes center stage for family offices and businesses
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2025
Succession planning takes center stage for family offices and businesses

A pair of reports show how a desire to keep control within the family is driving more efforts at formal governance and preparing the next generation.

Digital asset fraud, senior exploitation top NASAA’s enforcement priorities
ALTERNATIVES OCT 20, 2025
Digital asset fraud, senior exploitation top NASAA’s enforcement priorities

State regulators stepped up actions against crypto scams, unregistered actors, and senior exploitation as digital threats evolve.

Wells Fargo Advisors keeps pay plan steady for 2026, adds new incentives
WIREHOUSES OCT 20, 2025
Wells Fargo Advisors keeps pay plan steady for 2026, adds new incentives

The wirehouse's updated compensation plan for its private client group comes after it beat analysts' Q3 earnings expectations and regulators lifted a seven-year cap on its growth.

SIFMA urges SEC to modernize recordkeeping rules for broker-dealers and RIAs
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 20, 2025
SIFMA urges SEC to modernize recordkeeping rules for broker-dealers and RIAs

The industry group says current rules are outdated and overly broad, urging reforms to better reflect modern communication channels.

&Partners crosses 100-practice milestone with Mannen Financial Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2025
&Partners crosses 100-practice milestone with Mannen Financial Group

Drawing scores of breakaways with $50 billion in prehire assets, the hybrid RIA co-founded by former Wells Fargo leaders has officially hit the ambitious target set at its inception two years ago.

RIA M&A 'on fire' as 2025 dealmaking momentum drives new records: Devoe
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2025
RIA M&A 'on fire' as 2025 dealmaking momentum drives new records: Devoe

With M&A deals poised to exceed 300 this year, sub-acquisitions now account for nearly one-third of all RIA transactions thanks to a "maturing" ecosystem.

Advisor moves: Raymond James bags more LPL, Commonwealth defectors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 16, 2025
Advisor moves: Raymond James bags more LPL, Commonwealth defectors

LPL's W-2 channel, Linsco, also added a $330 million team from Janney, while Ameriprise's independent unit lassoed advisors from LPL and Wells Fargo.