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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Advisor moves: LPL, UBS make billion dollar-plus advisor additions
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 16, 2026
Advisor moves: LPL, UBS make billion dollar-plus advisor additions

The independent brokerage giant welcomes a wealth planning team from Mass Mutual, while UBS reels in a Philadelphia-based endowment specialist.

Zocks launches agentic AI tool to surface growth gaps across advisor books
FINTECH JUN 16, 2026
Zocks launches agentic AI tool to surface growth gaps across advisor books

Client Queries capability lets financial advisors identify untapped opportunities and service gaps using plain-language prompts in seconds

Edward Jones adds JPMorgan to retirement plan lineup amid widening small business push
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2026
Edward Jones adds JPMorgan to retirement plan lineup amid widening small business push

The firm's 11-partner retirement lineup now includes J.P. Morgan and T. Rowe Price, as it targets the underserved small business 401(k) market.

Ultra-wealthy families turn inward as geopolitical anxiety rises
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2026
Ultra-wealthy families turn inward as geopolitical anxiety rises

Bernstein study reveals how UHNW families are rebuilding wealth resilience amid rising global uncertainty and generational divides.

$3.5B UBS breakaway team launches RIA Beacon Coast Partners
WIREHOUSES JUN 15, 2026
$3.5B UBS breakaway team launches RIA Beacon Coast Partners

Wirehouse vets target founders navigating liquidity events with a new fiduciary firm in San Francisco.

OpenArc taps retirement industry veteran Kevin Crain as strategic consultant
RIA NEWS JUN 15, 2026
OpenArc taps retirement industry veteran Kevin Crain as strategic consultant

The former Bank of America Merrill Lynch retirement chief joins the RIA nine months after the team's landmark breakaway from the wirehouse.

Why high-net-worth clients need to rethink time, health, and wealth
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2026
Why high-net-worth clients need to rethink time, health, and wealth

Hightower Signature Wealth's Andrew Connors argues proactive life planning conversations can transform client relationships and create more fulfilling retirement outcomes.

Sen. Warren presses Trump on Social Security retirement age threat
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2026
Sen. Warren presses Trump on Social Security retirement age threat

The Massachusetts Democrat is demanding answers from the White House as the trust fund insolvency date accelerates and benefit cuts loom for retirees.

Fintech bytes: GReminders rolls out automated scorecards for meeting intelligence
FINTECH JUN 11, 2026
Fintech bytes: GReminders rolls out automated scorecards for meeting intelligence

Elsewhere, Feathery touts efficiency gains for custodian account opening at Sequoia, while DeepVest unveils a governance layer for CIOs to keep AI agents in check.

Advisor moves: Raymond James reels in $620M Stifel team in Utah
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 11, 2026
Advisor moves: Raymond James reels in $620M Stifel team in Utah

Meanwhile, LPL and Ameriprise each welcomed experienced advisors from Edward Jones in Tennessee and South Carolina.