Canadian Students Benefit as They Explore Their Inner Investor Personalities

FOURTH ANNUAL BRIDGEHOUSE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (BSP) LAUNCHES TODAY AT BridgehouseScholarship.com WITH $2,000 EACH FOR 10 WINNERS

Scholarship Promotes Critical Investor Knowledge to Young Canadians 16-22

TORONTO, May 1, 2015 /CNW/ - An annual one-of-a-kind scholarship award program that promotes investor knowledge to Canadian students—and rewards 10 winners with $2,000 each—launches  today at BridgehouseScholarship.com. Bridgehouse Asset Managers first introduced the program (originally the Brandes Scholarship Program) in 2012, aimed at Canadian young adults aged 16 to 22. 

The BSP is open for written submissions until June 15, 2015.

In its first three years, the BSP received submissions from more than 10,000 young Canadians. To date, it has awarded 30 scholarships (10 annually). To qualify, participants complete a short online "investor profiling" quiz and write a 400- to 500-word essay explaining what they learned about their investing personality. Quiz questions and corresponding profiles were developed by The Brandes Institute, a San Diego-based investment think-tank with deep expertise in investor behaviour and portfolio management.

Commenting on their experience last year, winners said they felt "empowered" and had learned the importance of developing sound investing habits at an early age.

"The health of our future economy depends on today's young Canadians and we have made a multi-year commitment to the Bridgehouse Scholarship Program to help them grow their investor knowledge and competency," says Bridgehouse President and COO Carol Lynde.

Summary of Key Facts About the 2015 Bridgehouse Scholarship Program:

• Open to Canadian students, aged 16 to 22
• Submissions accepted in English and French
• Questions and profiles developed by The Brandes Institute
• Participants are asked to complete a short quiz, read a customized profile and then write a 400- to 500-word essay explaining what they learned about their investor personality
• Submission deadline: June 15, 2015
• 10 winning essays will be selected; each winner will receive a $2,000 scholarship towards tuition
• Winners will be announced on August 15, 2015; judging is by a panel of qualified financial advisors

"We hope parents, family members, teachers, friends and others who have contact with eligible Canadian youth will encourage them to take part," says Lynde. "We want to reach more students than ever before with critical knowledge that will have a lasting and positive impact on their financial well-being."

About the Bridgehouse Scholarship Program:
The Bridgehouse Scholarship Program is Brandes Investment Partners & Co.'s initiative to advance investor knowledge and financial responsibility among Canadian youth. The Bridgehouse Scholarship Program and the money personality quiz were originally developed to address recommendations from the federal Task Force on Financial Literacy. In February 2010, the Canadian government launched this task force to investigate the financial literacy of Canadians of all ages. It released its recommendations on how to improve financial literacy for all Canadians in its February 2011 report, Canadians and Their Money.

About the Brandes Institute
The Brandes Institute is a division of Brandes Investment Partners, a leading investment management firm based in San Diego, represented in Canada by Bridgehouse Asset Managers. The Institute's primary goal is to expand the investment community's understanding of market behavior and portfolio management. It engages with financial professionals, academics and journalists in the broader investment community, as well as at Brandes Investment Partners; publishes formal research papers; hosts education seminars and conferences; and seeks to foster and support innovative thinking about investing.

About Bridgehouse
Bridgehouse Asset Managers (Bridgehouse), a trade name of Brandes Investment Partners & Co. since 2013, offers time-tested investment solutions to Canadians, leveraging the expertise of world-class investment managers. In everything it does, Bridgehouse is committed to partnering with investment professionals to help Canadians reach their financial goals and become smarter investors. Bridgehouse offers 21 mutual funds featuring a variety of asset classes, styles and objectives to meet individual needs for growth or income. Our investment managers all employ an active management philosophy, with a goal of outperforming benchmarks and peers, and helping investors build long-term wealth in their portfolios. Through one source, investors can access the expertise of four world-class investment managers: Brandes Investment Partners, L.P., Greystone Managed Investments Inc., Lazard Asset Management (Canada) Inc. and Sionna Investment Managers Inc. In April 2015, Bridgehouse Asset Managers was recognized as one of this year's Best Workplaces in Canada^® from Great Place to Work^® Institute for the first time.

For more about Bridgehouse, please visit: bridgehousecanada.com.

Brandes Investment Partners® is a registered trademark of Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. in the United States and Canada.

SOURCE Bridgehouse Asset Managers

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