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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 25, 2014) - BMO today announced the launch of a new blog designed to engage and educate Canadians on a variety of topics related to how they manage their wealth.

The blog, titled The Wealth Exchange, features expertise on the latest news and topics around building, planning and transitioning one's money and assets throughout all life stages.

"Canadians today are managing more money than ever before," said Betsey Chung, Chief Marketing Officer, Canadian Personal & Commercial Banking and Global Wealth Management, BMO Financial Group. "According to Statistics Canada, we have seen the average net worth of households rise nearly 80 per cent since 1999 to $243,800. It's critical that people seek advice when dealing with their finances. Our blog will provide a new resource for everyone to learn what they need to do in order to achieve their financial goals."

Ms. Chung noted that The Wealth Exchange gives readers access to thought leadership from a variety of BMO's top experts, including Douglas Porter (Chief Economist, BMO Financial Group), Dr. Amy D'Aprix (BMO Financial Group's Life Transition Expert) and Chris Buttigieg (Wealth Planning Strategy, BMO Financial Group).

To view The Wealth Exchange, please visit: http://www.bmowealthexchange.com/.

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About BMO Financial Group

Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services organization based in North America. The bank offers a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers. BMO Financial Group had more than $586 billion in total assets and approximately 47,000 employees at July 31, 2014.