News Releases

- Affordability is the key influencer on family vacation planning

- More Canadians plan to travel within the country- Canada has a lot to offer including the Calgary Stampede in its centennial year

- Family Financial Tip #3- plan ahead and set a budget for your family vacation

- Number of stay-at-home dads has tripled in the past 30 years

- More than half of Canadians say their family would have to spend less on cars, travel and luxury items if one parent decided to stay home and take care of the kids; 49 per cent feel their cash flow would be significantly impacted

- BMO provides tips for families living on a single income

BMO is the first Canadian financial institution to offer Canadians an online tool to book branch appointments

- Ramblers the ninth team vying to win 2012 BMO Team of the Week Championship, which includes a $125,000 prize towards a field refurbishment

- Team planning to volunteer as grocery packers to raise money for the Food Bank

- Team vying to win grand prize including $125,000 field refurbishment

- Team has chosen the BC Children's Hospital Foundation to receive $500 cheque on their behalf

According to Statistics Canada, 1.7 million Canadian men are self-employed in Canada - accounting for 65 per cent of total

- 82 percent of men would like to start their own business

- 83 per cent of Canadian men say having access to role models or mentors will be important to their success

- There are over 104,000 new small business start-ups each year in Canada

- New funds respond to investor appetite for income-based products

- Strategies include covered calls, laddered bonds and use of income-based Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

- BMO study: almost three-quarters of Canadians are interested in generating more income from their investments