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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“Knowledge is Your Best Investment” - October is Investor Education Month

Toronto, October 2, 2007 - October marks the 10th Annual Investor Education Month. It’s a great time for investors to learn about the many information resources and tools that are available to them at no cost.

Regulators and non-profit financial associations and organizations - members of the Council for Investor Education - share a common interest in empowering investors to take an active role in their financial affairs. October presents an opportunity for these organizations to profile initiatives and publications and to offer special events.

Visit the Council’s 2007 Investor Education Month calendar for more information about events. For information about the Council for Investor Education, contact Sarah Thomson, Chair at sthomson@ific.ca

About the Council for Investor Education:
The Council for Investor Education is a national forum of not-for-profit organizations and regulators interested in empowering Canadians with the knowledge to make informed financial decisions. The Council shares, coordinates, and promotes ideas and initiatives that facilitate the best and most efficient use of its collective expertise.

Active Council Members:

• Alberta Capital Market Foundation - www.acmfoundation.org
• Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM) - www.acpm.com
• Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) - www.cba.ca
• Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) - www.cfee.org
• Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF) - www.cba.ca
• Canadian Securities Administration (CSA) - www.csa-acvm.ca
• Financial Literacy Program of Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) - www.fcac-acfc.gc.ca
• Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) - www.fpsccanada.org
• Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA) - www.ida.ca
• Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) - www.ific.ca
• Investor Education Fund - www.investored.ca
• Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada - www.mfda.ca
• Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) - www.obsi.ca

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For more information, contact:

MEDIA CONTACTS
Eileen Chadnick/Chadnick Communications for FPSC at 416.631.7437 or e-mail eileen@chadnick.com.