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BMO Financial Group

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Bait, Switch. - Financial Planner, Investment & Retirement Planning BMO Financial Group Employee Review

2.0
Jul 18, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The branch level folks are great to work with, by and large.. but there is distinct silo-ing between bank and broker, thanks to the removal of incentives to refer.

Cons

Very little seasoned support in the field so I work way too many hours. Back office is miserable to work with with few exceptions, as the good ones were tossed out in the merger. Salaries went away when BMO came to town. I have to pay out of pocket for managed money client account processing (MONTHLY!). $10 per client, per month. 100 clients... $12,000 out of my poicket per year... AND take my salary away? Really? See ya.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Lots of products and services. Tons of potential!

Cons

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