This week I answered this question on Quora and this is my answer:
If that is your first investment in cryptocurrencies or assets, you should put it on stable coins with a proven track record.
Bitcoin: The mother of all crypto and is more strong than ever. In one year, the price has jumped from 800 to 4000, now Segwit is activated, the price should jump to almost 5000 or more.
Ethereum: Many good projects build on top of this blockchain with the feature of smart contracts. People need to buy Ether to invest also in ICO that reside on this network, this gives a boost in value for this cryptocurrency.
Litecoin: A silver coin that is very stable, so this give a good stability to invest on it. Also, lately the ecosystem expand a lot with more people that use it.
NEO: This one is the Ethereum of China, and has a huge potential to increase. You should get exposed to this one in your crypto portfolio. You can check my review of this one: https://chesatochi.com/neo-crypto/
If you want more idea for investing, I wrote a post with 5 potential coins on my crypto blog: https://chesatochi.com/5-coins-invest-august-2017/
Do not forget to make your research and come to your own conclusion.
Check out my previous posts on my crypto blog:
Patience strategy and spread your coins like a snowball effect! https://chesatochi.com/software-monitoring-crypto-investments/
NEO Crypto and The Rising of the China Blockchain Empire: https://chesatochi.com/neo-crypto/
The Mistakes and Pitfalls to Avoid in the Crypto Space!: https://chesatochi.com/mistakes-to-avoid-crypto-space/
Snowflakes bring me Money to Increase my Snowball: https://chesatochi.com/snowflakes-bring-money-increase-snowball/
5 Coins to invest in August 2017: https://chesatochi.com/5-coins-invest-august-2017/
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