PROVIDENCE, RI (http://www.golocalprov.com) By Dan McGowan. Monday, August 20, 2012
AICPA Survey: Money Among Lowest Priorities in Talks Between Parents, Kids
This week’s PowerPlayer is Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ernie Almonte. Mr. Almonte was kind enough to chat with GoLocalProv about the reason he is running and his vision for the future of the state
1. You were the first candidate to throw your hat in the ring for the 2014 Governor’s race. What made you decide to jump out in front of everyone else?
I have lived in the State of Rhode Island my whole life. The history, art, culture, food, people, scenery and so much more make this a great place to live. The problem I see is that there are severe financial deficits at the federal, state and local level but the biggest deficit of them all is a leadership deficit. I have lived my professional life telling people what they need to hear not what they want to hear. I refer to this as having courageous conversations.
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NEW YORK, NY (http://www.aicpa.org) By Mitchell Slepian. August 9, 2012
AICPA Survey: Money Among Lowest Priorities in Talks Between Parents, Kids
Five years after the financial crisis began, money is among the lowest priorities in conversations between parents and their children, according to a national telephone survey conducted for the American Institute of CPAs by Harris Interactive.
Parents are more likely to have talked with their children about the importance of good manners, 95%, the benefit of good eating habits, 87%, the importance of getting good grades, 87%, the dangers of drugs and alcohol, 84%, and the risks of smoking, 82%, than about the value of money and managing it wisely, 81%. Children, on average, are 10 years old when mom or dad—more often mom—has the first financial conversation with them about money, according to the survey.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (projo.com) By Katherine Gregg. May 14th, 2012
Ex-R.I. Auditor Almonte takes first step toward 2014 run for governor.
Ernest A. Almonte, the former chief auditor for Rhode Island’s legislature, has taken the first official step toward a possible run for governor in 2014 as a Democrat. He has filed a notice with the state Board of Elections
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) By Ted Nesi. May 14th, 2012
Former Rhode Island Auditor General Ernest Almonte will run for governor as a Democrat in 2014, he announced Monday morning after filing a notice of organization with the Board of Elections.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Brown University) Taubman Center. January 31st, 2012
Almonte becomes Adjunct Professor at Brown University
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