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Vol. 49 | No. 12 | December 2022
Happiness as a state of mind
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Providing Opportunities Taunton financial advisor gives back to the state university that made him feel ‘prepared for life’ By Sharon Longo Contributing Writer BRIDGEWATER - When Louis Ricciardi landed a paper route at the age of nine, he never dreamed that one day the College of Business at Bridgewater State University would bear his name. Ricciardi, President and CEO of Bristol Wealth Group/Raymond James Financial in Taunton, is the son of working-class parents, his paternal grandparents settling here from Italy. He mentions how his father worked hard, fought in the war and gave him his work ethic. “My dad worked three jobs and managed to somehow do what he had to do before he passed,” he recalled. “It’s been 37 years since he passed, but he continues to be an inspiration. He died with two years’ worth of vacation.” “Some of my dad’s examples were very simple, but I remember them to this day,” said Ricciardi. “He always said if you had something to say, you needed to be able to also roll
Louis Ricciardi’s decades of service to and support of Bridgewater State University were recognized when the College of Business was named in his honor in 2012.
I hope that when you’re given an opportunity to lead, which I’ve been afforded many times in my life, that you use it to actively get things done. — Louis Ricciardi
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