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Harris myCFO Opens Northeast Regional Office
Names Steve Braverman President of Harris myCFO Investment Advisory Services LLC

CHICAGO, October 5, 2006 – Harris is pleased to announce it is formally expanding its family office services to the Northeast by opening a Harris myCFO office in New Jersey, across the Hudson River from Manhattan.

In conjunction, Harris has named Steve Braverman as President of Harris myCFO Investment Advisory Services LLC and head of the Northeast regional office. In this role, Steve will manage Harris myCFO's investment advisory platform and will oversee the delivery of family office services to the important East Coast marketplace.

"While we have been serving clients in the Northeast for a number of years, this new location allows us a more intimate level of access to our clients as we deliver our comprehensive suite of family office services," said Graham Parsons, Head of Global Private Banking. "With double-digit growth rates in the number of ultra high net worth households, the demand for services to these families is growing, and Harris myCFO is now even more equipped to respond to that demand."

Joe Calabrese, President of Harris myCFO, Inc. and head of ultra high net worth services at Harris Private Bank, added: "We are extremely fortunate to have someone with Steve's expertise, namely in the areas of complex and alternative investment vehicles, overseeing our approach to providing best-in-class investment choices to our clients."

Braverman has a long history working with family offices. Most recently, he served as President and Chief Investment Officer of the Braverman Family Office, a multifamily family office, and as Founder and Managing Director of Tahoe Advisers, providing advice on specializ ed alternative investments, with a strong background in derivatives.

Braverman holds his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, and attended the Keller Graduate School of Management MBA Finance Program. Currently, Braverman is a member of the International Association of Financial Engineers, Family Office Forum Advisory Board and Investment Management Consultants Association. He also serves on the Boards at Babies and Children's Hospital of New York, Hope and Heroes Division, the Food Allergy Initiative, the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater New York and the Englewood Hospital Foundation. He has previous served on board committees at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Options Exchange.

About Harris
Harris is an integrated financial service organization providing more than 1 million personal, business and corporate clients with banking, lending, investing and wealth management solutions. The organization is a member of the BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), which also provides corporate and investment banking services in the U.S. under the BMO Capital Markets name.

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Brokerage products are offered through Harris Investor Services, Inc. (HIS), a registered broker/dealer, member FINRA/SIPC, and SEC registered investment adviser. Insurance and annuities are offered through Harris Bancorp Insurance Services, Inc. (HBIS). Securities are provided by BMO Capital Markets Corp. (BMOCM), a registered broker dealer and member NYSE, FINRA and SIPC. HIS, HBIS and BMOCM are affiliated companies and are wholly owned subsidiaries of Harris Financial Corp. Products offered by HIS, HBIS and BMOCM are Not Insured by the FDIC or any Federal Government Agency, Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by Any Bank or Bank Affiliate, May Lose Value. The purchase of insurance or an annuity is not a condition to any bank loan or service. Financial planning and investment advisory services are provided by Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc., an SEC registered investment adviser. Family Office Services are provided by Harris myCFO, Inc. Investment advisory services are offered by Harris myCFO Investment Advisory Services LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser and wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris myCFO, Inc. Not all products and services are offered in every state and/or location.