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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST $972.33)
- $972.33 P/E (TTM): 67.57X Cap: $431.37B
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOG $298.79)
- $298.79 P/E (TTM): 27.64X Cap: $3.64T
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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT $381.87)
- $381.87 P/E (TTM): 23.88X Cap: $2.83T
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NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA $172.70)
- $172.70 P/E (TTM): 35.24X Cap: $4.19T
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Mastercard Incorporated (MA $496.32)
- $496.32 P/E (TTM): 30.04X Cap: $442.62B
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Visa Inc. (V $301.62)
- $301.62 P/E (TTM): 28.32X Cap: $577.90B
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iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (XIC $50.12)
- $50.12 P/E (TTM): 18.19X Cap: $24.84B
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State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY $648.57)
- $648.57 P/E (TTM): 26.17X Cap: $655.23B
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INVESCO QQQ Trust (QQQ $582.06)
- $582.06 P/E (TTM): 33.2X Cap: $375.25B
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BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF (ZNQ $105.74)
- $105.74 P/E (TTM): 32.57X Cap: $1.67B
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Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR $150.68)
- $150.68 P/E (TTM): 239.17X Cap: $360.22B
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ASYMmetric Smart Alpha S&P 500 ETF (ZSPY $27.50)
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Q: I have just started an RESP for my grandson and will be contributing the max $2500 per year. What would you recommend as my first stock purchases.
Thank you

Read Answer Asked by Marty on January 26, 2026

iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU $46.23)
- $46.23 P/E (TTM): 18.08X Cap: $19.39B
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Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (VIU $42.58)
- $42.58 P/E (TTM): 1.18X Cap: $8.63B
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ASYMmetric Smart Alpha S&P 500 ETF (ZSPY $27.50)
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Q: Hi, I am supporting my 32 year old son in investing a very modest RRSP - $12K total. Given his age, can you recommend a solid set of ETFs or Stocks to get him started?

Thx

Kathryn

Read Answer Asked by Kathryn on April 14, 2025

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