TORONTO, March 20, 2017 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) experts are available this week for insight and commentary on how the 2017 Federal Budget will impact the economy, taxes, and personal finance and wealth strategies.

CIBC experts available for interviews include:

• Avery Shenfeld, Chief Economist, CIBC Capital Markets
• Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief Economist, CIBC Capital Markets
• Debbie Pearl–Weinberg, Executive Director, Tax and Estate Planning, CIBC Wealth Strategies Group, Toronto
• Hélène Marquis, Regional Director, Tax and Estate Planning, CIBC Private Wealth Management, Montreal

Mr. Shenfeld, Ms. Pearl-Weinberg and Ms. Marquis will also be in the Budget media lock-up in Ottawa.

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SOURCE Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce