REPEAT: Media Advisory: BMO Hosts Media Conference Call to Discuss the Importance of Financial Literacy Among Canada's Youth

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 04/15/13 -- BMO will host a media conference call on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 to discuss a variety of issues related to financial literacy among young Canadians. The discussion comes in advance of the inaugural Talk With Our Kids About Money Day - a new financial literacy program being launched by The Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) in partnership with BMO Financial Group. The findings from a new BMO study on the topic will also be revealed.

The Talk With Our Kids About Money Day program, to be launched on April 17, 2013, is designed to help young Canadians learn more about money and personal finances. The initiative features both a "Home Program" for families and a "School Program" for students and teachers.

The conference call will include experts from BMO and CFEE - including BMO's L. Jacques Menard, Vice-Chair of the Task Force on Financial Literacy - as well as Alyson Schafer, best-selling author and one of Canada's leading parenting experts.

The panel will provide insights into the following topics:

--  Canadians' attitudes towards the importance of financial literacy 
--  Challenges and opportunities around financial education 
--  Why it is significant to begin learning about money at a young age 
--  What needs to be done to improve financial literacy among youth, and how
    parents, schools, governments, financial institutions and other
    organizations can play a role 
--  How early children should begin learning the basics of investing, and
    the steps parents can to take to ensure their children become successful
    investors in the future

WHAT:     Expert media panel to discuss youth financial literacy in Canada  
                                                                            
WHO:      L. Jacques Menard, Chairman of BMO Nesbitt Burns and Vice-Chair of
          the Task Force on Financial Literacy                              
          Serge Pepin, Vice President, Investment Strategy, BMO Asset       
          Management                                                        
          Gary Rabbior, President, CFEE                                     
          Alyson Schafer, Psychotherapist and Parenting Expert              
                                                                            
WHEN:     Tuesday, April 16, 2013 between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. ET      
                                                                            
WHY:      To kick-off the new financial literacy initiative, Talk With Our  
          Kids About Money Day                                              
                                                                            
DIAL-IN:  416-695-6277 / 1-866-696-5910                                     
                                                                            
PASSCODE: 1575560                                                           

If you have any questions or to confirm attendance, please contact BMO Media Relations at 416-867-3996.

About BMO Financial Group

Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified North American financial services organization. With total assets of $542 billion as at January 31, 2013, and more than 46,000 employees, BMO Financial Group provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.