News Releases

Panellists include Andrew Busch, BMO Capital Markets (Chicago) and Paul Taylor, BMO Harris Private Banking (Toronto)

- 2012 off to a great start for U.S. equity markets while Canada's lag global peers

- What should investors and portfolio managers consider as they take part in end-of-quarter "window dressing" and grab top performing stocks?

- What are the prospects for the U.S. greenback and Canadian loonie?

- Friday, March 30th, 11 a.m. ET (conference call)

- BMO Economists and Financial Experts available for commentary and analysis

- How will budget impact retirement, housing, small businesses and personal investing?

- Funds raised will go toward Cambridge Hospital's capital expansion, St. Mary's Hospital's CT Scanner and Interventional Radiology equipment at Grand River Hospital

- Media are invited to attend keynote presentation by BMO Financial Group's Chief Economist, Dr. Sherry Cooper

- Fundraiser now in its third year, with $115,000 raised to date

- March is Fraud Prevention Month

- Fraud is a direct threat to the financial well-being of businesses, costing millions of dollars each year

- BMO Bank of Montreal offers eight tips to strengthen defences against internet fraudsters

- More than three-quarters of Canadians don't take tax implications into consideration with every investment decision

- Strategies to reduce capital gains taxes include: catching up on unused RRSP room; deferring the gains to next year; using capital losses to offset gains; and donating appreciated securities to a charity

- While history has favoured variable, current conditions have heavily tilted the scales in favour of fixed rates

- Locking-in-combined with a shorter, 25-year amortization period-significantly strengthens household financial stability

- BMO recommends Canadian homebuyers choose a shorter amortization to begin building equity in their home faster