Personally, I have found it helpful to hold a minimum of 25 or so stocks & limit any individual position to no more than 5 % of total portfolio value. (aaii.com)
Total Portfolio value at end of year 1: $ 107,750 or a 7.75 % rate of return. (allfinancialmatters.com)
Canadian Capitalist: You are correct in your assumption that a group RESP will report the present total portfolio value in annual statements by marking the bonds to market value for that particular fiscal year end. (canadiancapitalist.com)