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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST $976.75)
- $976.75 P/E (TTM): 69.23X Cap: $434.74B
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOG $305.60)
- $305.60 P/E (TTM): 28.62X Cap: $3.72T
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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT $388.50)
- $388.50 P/E (TTM): 24.98X Cap: $2.90T
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NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA $178.27)
- $178.27 P/E (TTM): 37.13X Cap: $4.38T
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Mastercard Incorporated (MA $491.65)
- $491.65 P/E (TTM): 30.66X Cap: $435.62B
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Visa Inc. (V $299.54)
- $299.54 P/E (TTM): 28.96X Cap: $572.92B
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iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (XIC $50.96)
- $50.96 P/E (TTM): 18.19X Cap: $25.52B
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State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY $660.00)
- $660.00 P/E (TTM): 26.17X Cap: $668.23B
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INVESCO QQQ Trust (QQQ $593.20)
- $593.20 P/E (TTM): 33.2X Cap: $384.90B
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BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF (ZNQ $108.00)
- $108.00 P/E (TTM): 32.57X Cap: $1.76B
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Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR $155.33)
- $155.33 P/E (TTM): 246.16X Cap: $365.22B
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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 $46.96)
- $46.96 P/E (TTM): 18.08X Cap: $20.40B
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Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America Index ETF (VIU $44.20)
- $44.20 P/E (TTM): 1.18X Cap: $8.96B
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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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