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Media Advisory / Interview Opportunity Bank of Canada Indicates Recession is Over: BMO Canadian and U.S. CIOs host media conference call to discuss the North American implications and where opportunities are for investors

WHAT:
Join Canadian and U.S. Chief Investment Officers from BMO Harris Private Banking and Harris Private Bank to hear their economic and investment outlook.

CIOs Paul Taylor and Jack Ablin provide market outlook including:

Is now the time to increase weighting in U.S. and Canadian equities?
What are the major headwinds that could hinder an economic recovery?
What sectors of the economy and market are poised for the strongest growth?

For more commentary and analysis on the Canadian and U.S. markets and what this means for investors, media are invited to participate in an interactive briefing at 11a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 28, 2009.

Media conference call details:

Who:
Host: Andrew Auerbach, Chief Operating Officer, BMO Harris Private Banking

Paul Taylor, Chief Investment Officer, BMO Harris Private Banking, Toronto

Jack Ablin, Chief Investment Officer, Harris Private Bank, Chicago

Ablin is also the author of Reading Minds and Markets: Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Returns in a Volatile Global Marketplace, recently ranked as one of the top Hardcover Business books by the Wall Street Journal

When:
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
11 a.m. EDT

Media call in number for BMO Harris Private Banking conference call:
416-641-2144 / 866-696-5910
Participant Passcode:
5153086

The call will be archived at www.bmoharrisprivatebanking.com until August 7^th, 2009 and a print transcript of the conference call will be available upon request.

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