News Releases

- More than a third of Canadians don't know the difference between a TFSA and an RRSP

- 44 per cent of Canadians have a TFSA; more than 60 per cent have an RRSP

- Average annual TFSA contribution is $3,700, average RRSP contribution in 2010 was $4,700

- BMO offers tips on how both vehicles can work together

- Thursday, January 19, 11 a.m. ET (conference call)

- Panellists include: Andrew Busch, BMO Capital Markets (Chicago); Paul Taylor, BMO Harris Private Banking (Toronto); and Tony Cousins, Pyrford International (London)

More Locations Added in Rural Communities for Customers to Use Video Conferencing to Reach Financial Planners

- Making Money Make Sense "virtually" in over 50 locations in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia

- BMO expands video conferencing service so more customers can now access financial planners, commercial and small business specialists, investment advisors

- Video conferencing offers timely access for TFSA and RRSP contributions

Frontier markets funds gaining traction among institutional investors

- Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market grew by 13 per cent in 2011

- 2012 will see more product launches, innovation and increased price competition among providers

- Cost effectiveness, transparency and liquidity helping fuel ETF growth

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- Almost 60 per cent of Canadians are confident in their ability to save for retirement versus fewer than 40 per cent of Americans

- Almost 90 per cent of Americans are concerned about the performance of their 401K, while approximately two-thirds of Canadians express similar concerns about their RRSP

- However, half of both Canadians and Americans say they have or may have to delay their retirement or work part-time because of a shortage of retirement savings