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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST $959.88)
- $959.88 P/E (TTM): 70.08X Cap: $430.67B
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOG $337.04)
- $337.04 P/E (TTM): 32.66X Cap: $4.03T
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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT $479.82)
- $479.82 P/E (TTM): 32.09X Cap: $3.57T
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NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA $191.28)
- $191.28 P/E (TTM): 45.87X Cap: $4.58T
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Mastercard Incorporated (MA $520.90)
- $520.90 P/E (TTM): 34.07X Cap: $467.32B
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Visa Inc. (V $326.35)
- $326.35 P/E (TTM): 32.0X Cap: $626.36B
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iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (XIC $52.95)
- $52.95 P/E (TTM): 20.8X Cap: $23.77B
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State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY $695.19)
- $695.19 P/E (TTM): 26.22X Cap: $711.50B
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INVESCO QQQ Trust (QQQ $633.19)
- $633.19 P/E (TTM): 30.59X Cap: $415.53B
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BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF (ZNQ $113.91)
- $113.91 P/E (TTM): 29.23X Cap: $2.06B
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Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR $158.36)
- $158.36 P/E (TTM): 395.0X Cap: $394.93B
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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 $48.30)
- $48.30 P/E (TTM): 16.81X Cap: $21.69B
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Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (VIU $45.36)
- $45.36 P/E (TTM): 23.36X Cap: $8.55B
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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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