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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- (August 12, 2013) BMO Private Bank, a part of BMO Financial Group, has announced that Marti M. LaTour has joined the wealth management firm as vice president and wealth advisor. In this position, LaTour will serve as an advisor to high-net-worth individuals, families and organizations, including closely-held and family-owned business, endowments and foundations. She will also lead a team of BMO professionals to provide a full range of wealth services as part of an overall personal wealth management strategy.

 

“Marti’s expertise in investment management and wealth planning, along with her investment and advisement skills, make her a great complement to our executive team,” noted Michael J. Dyer, CFP® and West Palm Beach Managing Director, BMO Private Bank. “As wealth advisor , Marti has a reputation as a well-respected wealth management professional – and her commitment to our community is as impressive as it is extensive.”

Most recently, LaTour served as vice president and financial advisor at Bernstein Global Wealth Management. Prior to that, she worked as one of six business-unit sales directors in the U.S., where she directed a team of 640 sales professionals covering the two largest accounts for PepsiCo.

LaTour received both a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing and a master’s degree with a concentration in finance, business and marketing. She is a limited partner and marketing council member of BELLE Capital, LP, a women’s angel fund that invests in women-owned or run start-up companies.

Active in the community, LaTour has been listed in Florida Trend magazine’s “Must-Know Contacts” of Palm Beach County, and has served as a member of the Criminal Justice Commission of Palm Beach County, the Kravis Center Corporate Partner Executive Committee, Executive Committee of Young Friends of the Kravis Center, Florida Atlantic University College of Arts and Letters Advisory Board, Palm Beach State College Business Partnership Council and Keiser University Business Council. She was nominated for the Athena Award of Palm Beach County in 2010.

LaTour currently serves on the boards of directors for the Palm Beach County Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity’s Planned Giving Advisory Council, the Angel Forum of Florida and the Palm Beach Business Group, and is a past member of the board of directors for Keep Florida Beautiful. She is a past board member and a member of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, a member of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, the Forum Club, the Gold Coast Venture Capital Association, the Palm Beach Tax Institute, the Executive Women of the Palm Beaches, the Palm Beach Chamber, the Northern Palm Beach C hamber and the Chamber of the Palm Beaches.

For more information on BMO Private Bank, please visit www.bmoprivatebank.com  or call (561) 366-4209.

 

CFP: Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP^®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

 

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BMO Private Bank offers a comprehensive range of wealth management services that include investment advisory, trust, banking and financial planning to meet the financial needs of high net worth clients. Through integrated teams of experienced financial professionals, BMO Private Bank helps its clients realize their financial and lifestyle goals with solutions that are custom tailored and delivered with the highest level of personalized service.