News Releases

- Canadians plan to save $9,859 this year, but three-in-ten have no plan in place to help them get there

- More than half are currently not putting aside enough money to meet their savings goals

- BMO encourages Canadians to create a fixed savings plan to ensure they achieve long-term financial success

- U.S. housing sales, retail sales and job numbers strengthening

- Germany, Italy and Spain showing signs of economic improvement

- Growth in China expected to exceed 7.5 per cent in 2013

- Canadian investors seeing better returns on equities

- Seventy-two per cent of Canadian RRSP holders say their portfolio includes mutual funds

- Mutual funds comprise almost a third of total RRSP holdings

- Canadians cite professional management and ability to diversify as top reasons for choosing mutual funds

- Investors currently favour income-generating mutual funds

- Seventy-two per cent of Canadian RRSP holders say their portfolio includes mutual funds

- Mutual funds comprise almost a third of total RRSP holdings

- Canadians cite professional management and ability to diversify as top reasons for choosing mutual funds

- Investors currently favour income-generating mutual funds

Annual competition sponsored by BMO Financial Group recognizes Canada's Best Diversity Employers

Industry leaders from 25 countries and six continents to attend one of the largest metals and mining investor conferences in the world

Writing a story on retirement or investing? Need some background, a quote, a different perspective?

Call the BMO RRSP Media Hotline at 1-866-298-8385 or e-mail Rachael McKay at rachael.mckay@bmo.com

Industry leaders from 25 countries and six continents to attend one of the largest metals and mining investor conferences in the world

This acquisition will establish BMO as an industry leader in media lending and will expand the advisory expertise available to BMO's clients

- Canada's agriculture sector accounts for 8.1 per cent of total GDP

- 87 per cent of Canadians believe it is important to purchase food products made in Canada

Join BMO investing experts on February 15th at 11 a.m. as they provide insights on how to manage investments within an RRSP and share their market and sector outlook

- BMO experts available to provide analysis on how the markets and economy in the U.S. and Canada may be impacted by President Obama's new agenda

- Only 28 per cent of Canadian couples say they shared their plans for retirement with each other before getting married/living common law

- Eighty-six per cent of married/common law couples have had a discussion about their retirement

- More than 20 per cent of couples feel that differing views on retirement could be grounds for break-up/divorce

- $1 million is the average amount couples feel they need to fund their retirement

- One finalist each in Bathurst, Blainville, Cape Breton, Chicoutimi (Saguenay), Drummondville, Halifax, Moncton, Rouyn-Noranda, Shawinigan, Sherbrooke and Charlottetown

- BMO Ultimate Fan Appreciation Nights were held in 40 Canadian Hockey League arenas across the country

- 11 Ultimate Fans were crowned in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) One lucky BMO Ultimate Fan Winner from the QMJHL will win a trip for two to the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Saskatoon

- One finalist each in Brandon, Cranbrook, Kamloops, Kelowna, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Prince George, Red Deer, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Vancouver and Victoria

- BMO Ultimate Fan Appreciation Nights were held in 40 Canadian Hockey League arenas across the country

- 15 Ultimate Fans were crowned in the Western Hockey League (WHL)

- One lucky BMO Ultimate Fan Winner from the WHL will win a trip for two to the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Saskatoon

- One finalist each in Barrie, Belleville, Brampton, Guelph, Kingston, London, Mississauga, Niagara, Oshawa, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Peterborough, Sault Ste. Marie and Windsor

- BMO Ultimate Fan Appreciation Nights were held in 40 Canadian Hockey League arenas across the country

- 14 Ultimate Fans were crowned in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)

- One lucky BMO Ultimate Fan Winner from the OHL will win a trip for two to the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Saskatoon

- New BMO branch represents a $1.5 million investment in the community

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in 11 different languages

- Eighty per cent of Canadians 18-34 years old are not entirely confident in their ability to save for retirement

- Many young Canadians think their parents' retirement looks better than what their own retirement will be

- More than three-quarters worry about outliving their retirement savings

- BMO: It's critical to start saving for retirement at an early age

- Eighty per cent of Canadians 18-34 years old are not entirely confident in their ability to save for retirement

- Many young Canadians think their parents' retirement looks better than what their own retirement will be

- More than three-quarters worry about outliving their retirement savings

- BMO: It's critical to start saving for retirement at an early age