News Releases

- Housing is identified as the single largest monthly expense

- Fifty-five per cent have splurged ($10,000 or more) on one item

- Retired Canadians' biggest surprise about retirement? Not having enough time to do everything they would like

- One third regret past financial decisions, including impulse spending and going over budget

- Canadians are able to put aside an average of $450 in savings per month

- New BMO Savings Builder Account rewards Canadians who save on regular basis

BMO Congratulates New Corporate Partners for Supporting Critical Basic Research

- Canadians expect to spend an average of $2,038 on weekend trips and longer vacations

- Canadians just want to have fun: Socializing accounts for 39 per cent of summer expenses

- Nearly half say they have often lived beyond their means in the summer time

- New $6 Biz Basic(TM) Plan from BMO(R) offers seven transactions(1) and seven items(2) on deposit per month, with no minimum balance required

- Customers can take advantage of added bonuses, including double CashBack(R) rewards(3,4) and three months free(5) on new sign-ups for PAYD Pro(TM)++ from Moneris(R)++ PAYD(TM)++

- BMO Poll found that the majority of Canadian small business owners (54 per cent) are seeking a less complicated banking experience(i)

Latest white paper outlines approach to target date funds, focusing on balancing investor risks and outcomes

- Majority of Canadians expect interest rates to rise in the next five years

- Freedom 65? One third expect to have a mortgage on their 65th birthday.