Hey there. Welcome to the crypto revolution. I would be more than happy to help you with some guidance. There are a lot of good coins out there and a lot of bad ones too. Also a lot of good investment platforms available as well. Ripple is a great investment. They most likely will be taking off as they have grown already. Coinbase is full speed ahead to add ripple to their exchange within the first quarter. If and when that does happen we will see a significant price jump. We will also see a significant price increase from now until that does happen. Litecoin in my opinion is iffy. I don't think its a bad investment and it does have potential. It also depends on what your looking to achieve, long term or short term gains. Bitconnect is a great investment platform. They have an incredible platform. My friend and I have been investing with them since july with incredible results. Hashflare and genesis mining are decent platforms as well. That is a site where you can invest your money in their mining equipment. Depending on the amount you are looking to invest they may not be the best option. Cardano (Ada), Iota, Salt, Siacoin, Steem, Dash to just name a few are coins that I have invested in and I think are solid. I am not advising you in anyway to make any of these investments. I am just sharing some of the investments that I have made and had success with. Invest at your own risk. I am also new to the steeemit platform so I don't have many posts up yet. I will gladly help answer any questions you may have. Here are links to the platforms I have mentioned. Happy trading and happy holidays!
Bitconnect:
https://bitconnect.co/?ref=crptocrazy82

Hashflare:
https://hashflare.io/r/BFBACBAB