News Releases

- More than 40 per cent are worried about how their children will be able to afford post-secondary education

- A four-year university degree can cost more than $60,000 today; could rise to more than $140,000 for a child born in 2012

- Opening an RESP for your child can be a critical part of a strategy to save for post-secondary education

- Almost one-third of Canadians include art, coins, stamps and wine as part of their financial wealth

- Canada's art auction market valued at $62 million

- Due diligence essential to making wise art investment

- BMO S&P/TSX Laddered Preferred Share ETF (ZPR) is uniquely designed to reduce the risk of changing interest rates compared to the preferred share market

- BMO AM's ETF offering now has 48 funds

- Eighty-five per cent of Canadians are confident that their financial plan will help them achieve financial goals such as buying a home, having children and saving for retirement

- Two-thirds have a financial plan; 44 per cent review their plans a few times a year

- BMO's Financial Planning website offers a variety of online calculators, worksheets and checklists to help Canadians feel more confident about reaching their goals

- Eighty-five per cent of Canadians are confident that their financial plan will help them achieve financial goals such as buying a home, having children and saving for retirement

- Two-thirds have a financial plan; 44 per cent review their plans a few times a year

- BMO's Financial Planning website offers a variety of online calculators, worksheets and checklists to help Canadians feel more confident about reaching their goals

New product helps Canadians support important conservation initiatives across the country

- Percentage of the value of every credit card transaction goes to WWF-Canada

- BMO customers can earn AIR MILES reward miles or CashBack rewards

- AIR MILES Collectors can redeem 190 reward miles for a tax-deductible $20 donation to WWF-Canada

- Real-time, simple application process provides protection and peace of mind

- BMO life, accident and illness insurance coverage now available anywhere, anytime

- Canadians can choose among eight innovative insurance plans

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

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays and Sundays

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in six different languages

- Management fees have been reduced for certain BMO ETFs

- Announcement comes soon after BMO's ETF business surpasses $7 billion in assets under management

- One-in-three Canadians identify a comfortable retirement as their number one financial goal to achieve over their lifetime.

- However, 40 per cent are not confident in their ability to save for retirement and 41 per cent may use the sale of their home to make up for the shortfall

- Relying on your home to fund retirement could be a risky venture; personal savings must play a more significant role in retirement preparedness

- Site will help Canadians feel more confident about their financial situation; offers a variety of online calculators, worksheets and checklists

- New study from BMO indicates that almost two-thirds of Canadians have a financial plan, up 10 per cent from 2010

- Of the 36 per cent who don't have a plan, most say they don't know where to start and/or feel they don't have enough money to start a plan

- RDSPs can help provide financial security for individuals with disabilities

- The program combines the advantages of tax deferred investment growth with the opportunity to receive government subsidies

- However, despite the many advantages of RDSPs, only 13 per cent of Canadians with disabilities have an RDSP account

- New Eagle Landing BMO branch represents a $1.7 million investment in the community

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in four different languages

- Intuitive tool provides compelling and actionable research for clients to make more informed trading decisions

- BMO InvestorLine partners with industry leader Recognia(R) to offer technical analysis capabilities

- Introduction of Technical Insight follows recent launch of adviceDirect(TM), Canada's first online personalized service providing investing advice to online investors

- Management fees will be reduced for certain BMO ETFs

- Announcement comes soon after BMO's ETF business surpasses $7 billion in assets under management

- BMO is adding approximately 250 additional ATMs to its Quebec network to offer a better banking experience to its customers

- BMO debit and credit card customers can use the Cash ATMs without paying additional fees

- Intuitive tool better enables investors to integrate value stocks into their portfolio

- BMO InvestorLine partners with industry leader Recognia(R) to boost value investing capabilities

- Value Analyzer(TM) follows release of adviceDirect(TM), Canada's first online personalized service providing investing advice to online investors

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