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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST $998.47)
- $998.47 P/E (TTM): 69.39X Cap: $442.97B
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOG $315.72)
- $315.72 P/E (TTM): 29.21X Cap: $3.83T
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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT $370.87)
- $370.87 P/E (TTM): 23.19X Cap: $2.75T
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NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA $188.63)
- $188.63 P/E (TTM): 38.5X Cap: $4.58T
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Mastercard Incorporated (MA $498.66)
- $498.66 P/E (TTM): 30.19X Cap: $444.71B
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Visa Inc. (V $304.36)
- $304.36 P/E (TTM): 28.58X Cap: $583.15B
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iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (XIC $53.80)
- $53.80 P/E (TTM): 18.19X Cap: $27.98B
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State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY $679.46)
- $679.46 P/E (TTM): 26.17X Cap: $681.92B
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INVESCO QQQ Trust (QQQ $611.07)
- $611.07 P/E (TTM): 33.2X Cap: $394.32B
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BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF (ZNQ $112.22)
- $112.22 P/E (TTM): 32.57X Cap: $1.77B
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Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR $128.06)
- $128.06 P/E (TTM): 207.13X Cap: $306.14B
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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 $49.48)
- $49.48 P/E (TTM): 18.08X Cap: $21.91B
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Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (VIU $46.99)
- $46.99 P/E (TTM): 1.18X Cap: $9.66B
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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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