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New Podcast Series Hosted by Pamela Wallin Tackles Issues Facing Boomers Approaching Retirement

BMO Financial Group has launched its ongoing podcast series about Canada's new retirement reality. Each episode will examine an emerging issue facing Canadian boomers who are approaching retirement and will offer practical advice about how they can manage these issues in the context of family, health, finances, work and play.

Over the course of the series, BMO will draw upon experts from fields such as medicine, elder care, law, public policy, and financial services, to provide information and guidance to boomers about planning for the important ‘next phase' of their lives.

Pamela Wallin, a journalist for more than 30 years and a member of BMO Financial Group's Advisory Council on Retirement, hosts the inaugural podcasts which will be released over the coming weeks. The first three podcasts will feature interviews with Dr. Michael Baker, Physician-in-Chief of the University Health Network in Toronto and Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Don Coxe, Global Portfolio Strategist for BMO Financial Group. Both are also members of BMO's Advisory Council on Retirement. Ms. Wallin and her guests will discuss:

The medical implications of aging and how lifestyle changes can help us lead longer, healthier lives
The role of medical testing in disease prevention and what common medical tests you should expect to receive from your doctor
How retirement planning is changing as we experience a major demographic shift, resulting in fewer young people and more retirees.

“This series of podcasts will provide Canadians with insights into a host of topics that are relevant and timely to the concerns of pre-retirees,” said Kris Vikmanis, Head of Retirement Market, BMO Financial Group. “We want to make this knowledge easily accessible to busy Canadian boomers by allowing them to download and play the podcasts at their convenience, whether they are sitting at their computer, running errands or working out.”

The podcasts can be downloaded from BMO Financial Group's Retirement Your Way microsite at www.bmo.com/regeneration.

BMO Financial Group and the New Retirement
Recognizing that retirement is changing for most Canadians, BMO Financial
Group is committed to helping clients understand the new issues and challenges they face heading into retirement, while providing flexible and personalized options for mitigating them. BMO's microsite, www.bmo.com/regeneration, provides an overview of the new realities to consider in the retirement planning process, supplemented with case studies and external resources that are updated on an ongoing basis.

BMO Financial Group has also formed a panel of distinguished Canadians representing a variety of fields to counsel the organization on emerging issues related to the changing realities of retirement. BMO's Advisory Council on Retirement is chaired by John MacNaughton, former CEO and founding President of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, former President of BMO Nesbitt Burns and a director of major Canadian corporations. Council members come from a variety of disciplines, including medicine, law, broadcasting, public policy and research. The other members are: Dr. Michael Baker, Mel Cappe, Don Coxe, Allan Gregg, Elena Hoffstein, Moshe A. Milevsky, and Pamela Wallin.

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