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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Advisor familiarity pushes fixed-income ETFs deeper into client portfolios
ETFS JAN 23, 2026
Advisor familiarity pushes fixed-income ETFs deeper into client portfolios

Cerulli research shows bond-focused ETFs attracting stronger flows as issuers roll out more taxable, municipal, and active strategies.

Awards season is here: nominations open for 2026
RIA NEWS JAN 23, 2026
Awards season is here: nominations open for 2026

From rising NextGen talent to industry leaders and lifetime achievers, the 2026 InvestmentNews Awards will honor the people and organizations setting the standard for excellence in wealth.

Janus Henderson buys Richard Bernstein Advisors to bulk up in models, SMAs
ETFS JAN 23, 2026
Janus Henderson buys Richard Bernstein Advisors to bulk up in models, SMAs

The deal for RBA would add a $20 billion macro shop and fresh model portfolio firepower to the active manager, which itself is the object of a take-private acquisition.

Trump sues JPMorgan for $5B over alleged ‘political’ debanking
WIREHOUSES JAN 22, 2026
Trump sues JPMorgan for $5B over alleged ‘political’ debanking

The lawsuit, which also names CEO Jamie Dimon, claims the bank abruptly and unjustly closed long-standing Trump accounts after Jan. 6.

Vestmark, T. Rowe Price team up for new RIA-focused model portfolios
ETFS JAN 22, 2026
Vestmark, T. Rowe Price team up for new RIA-focused model portfolios

The new collaboration adds to the $184 billion landscape of personalized, tax-efficient ETF and mutual fund portfolios at scale.

Wealthtech in 2026: Tech choices set to separate ‘winners and losers’
TRANSFORMATION JAN 22, 2026
Wealthtech in 2026: Tech choices set to separate ‘winners and losers’

Research from F2 Strategy shows advisors sharply divided in how they deploy tech for alternatives, AI, custody

RIA moves: Cetera acquires $1.9B Darnall Sikes Wealth Partners
RIA NEWS JAN 22, 2026
RIA moves: Cetera acquires $1.9B Darnall Sikes Wealth Partners

Also, Allworth expands with a $500 million-plus team in Texas, while two former colleagues find independence at Carson Group.

Prime Capital Financial reshapes C-suite as it leans into national growth
RIA NEWS JAN 22, 2026
Prime Capital Financial reshapes C-suite as it leans into national growth

The Overland Park-based RIA is elevating Scott Duba and Will McGough while leaning on recent hires and deals to scale its wealth, retirement, and tax businesses.

The next mountain: Merit Financial Advisors looks forward after 2025 success
RIA NEWS JAN 22, 2026
The next mountain: Merit Financial Advisors looks forward after 2025 success

Merit Financial founder and Chief Executive Rick Kent lifts the lid on his firm's milestone year, including organic growth in the double digits and back-to-back wins at the InvestmentNews Awards.

FINRA complaint slams California firm for 'ruinous' trading in senior client's account
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 21, 2026
FINRA complaint slams California firm for 'ruinous' trading in senior client's account

Enforcement staff are calling for sanctions over failures to supervise thousands of trades leading to $2.9 million in costs and $1.2 million in realized losses.