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Right now 99% of my holdings are in BTC, the other 1% ETH.

I´m looking to diversify my portfolio a little, the thing is I´m not a trader, I would like to invest in other crypto with the same mentality I follow when I buy bitcoin, which is basically buy, hodl and forget about them. Are there any altcoins that match this criteria ? Or this mentality applies mostly to bitcoin ? I don´t intent to keep checking prices every day.

I was thinking maybe 70% BTC, and 30% equally divided between LTC, ETH,RIPPLE and others.

Plenty of altcoins are long term HODL coins.

Some obvious ones are:
WAVES
ARK
OMG

You could go the entirely "safe" route and do LTC & ETH. Ripple I would pass on personally.

Some long term investment "gambles" would be coins like:
MUSIC
FLO
SC

Some altcoins are probably worth long term holding and I would say ARK is my top coin right now. I have probably put to much into it at this point but I believe it will reach $5 sometime in the next 6 months or so.  Ensure you put some good long term research in before you jump into an altcoin to ensure you dont buy into a pump and dump.

I've been in crypto since 2013, and the only alt that has had genuine long term potential has been Ethereum.

All the others are a flash in the pan - good for short-term trading but that is it. Maybe Monero has a bit of potential because the dark markets are switching to it from bitcoin. But that's about it.

i think 80% btc is safe , bitcoin is main crypto . every altcoin use it to trade . 20% is safe , i invest to XRP , ETC .

There are many altcoins which has potential to grow in the longer term as Bitcoin did. Right now I think ETH is having a good future, as lots of new tokens starting their journey on the platform.

Altcoin is no less favorable than btc. Eth and Xrp are altcoins that i think deserve for long time, they both solid coins and have been tested as altcoins that have good trading volume. No doubt to hold them in proportion to btc.

I think there exist altcoins as safe long term investment. But one should research so hard to find. Yes litecoin can be counted as one of those. I think factom too.

its depends on u. u can hold some good coin for long term. or u may do day trade both r profitable.

I highly suggest that you invest on altcoins for long term. There are lots of it that has a potential to grow and be well known in the market. I'm currently holding Ripple, Burst, Verge, Basic Attention Token, SiaCoin, Digibyte, Status Network Token and I'm planning to add more altcoins and wait till 2020 or longer to sell it. I'm pretty sure that by that time, they will be much growth on these coins.

Time will tell for sure, many might not be worth it but there are some that will have staggering returns - it might be worth a little speculation depending on your risk tolerance. If you put $1 each into the 50 - 150 list and 5 or 6 of them exploded it could be a nice return, even if you dumped everything else.

I have 50% in BTC, 25% in ETh and the rest in ALT coins. I just purchased Monetha tokens and I am not sure how happy I am about that. My OMG Token investment was great. I always look at the team, slack, vlogg and advisory members. Luckily I have been more successful in my purchases. The most important thing is to not be too hasty with selling and also set goals. I said I am selling my OMG coin if it gets to $12. When it got to $12. I dumped it and did not look back:)
 

Most of us do it the wrong way when it comes to alt coins. We try and play swing trades and sell ususally on 30-40%. Now image if people who bought VIA coin when it was at 2k would never have bought their lambos now! Find good coins and hold for couple of years!

%70 bitcoin is a good idea, even though I don't agree with that all altcoins are not good for long term investment. I think it is better to hold bitcoin in the proportion of %40-70

Go for 70% bitcoin and 30% on ETH. This way its not hassle to mind on checking prices compared on having lots of coins but well its your own choice though if you do like to have lots of coin possesions rather than on ETH you can go with WAVES and LSK. I do have hopes for these coins too i can see its potential but well these suggestion arent accurate and not guaranteed but alteast we do see some hopes on this one.

add neo and waves they both have good potentials with what you are thinking to hold are all for long term goal I think you will be more stable after some years of
holding those coins and better to keep yourself in the safe site every time crashing is showing better to build strong foundation about those supported project that
you will hold.

Etherum and litecoin are safe investment. Lots of new coins are using etherum as a platform. Some small ones Am holding are siacoin, OMG and syscoin.

I think most of altcoins will not be survive for a long time since there are too many factors that will affect the progress, just like a few years ago, a lot of Internet companies came out and only a few of them survived.

I think you should diversify your portfolio as there are many altcoins which can show very good growth rates in future like ETHEREUM, LITECOIN, RIPPLE, WAVES and STRATIS. These altcoins can show growth in future as these altcoins are very very popular.

how about waves i think this coin can get price like eth now in a few year again

Stratis is best altcoin for long-term investment. I believe it can reach the top. over eth. Just waiting more update from dev

It is not only that he has to diversify his portfolio about altcoins but also he has to identify which altcoins are very good to invest in. I know those that you've mentioned are quite good enough in comparison to Bitcoin that is, but also he also needs to learn on how to earn those altcoins by not undergoing on just buying them. I mean, there are lot of ways to earn those altcoins, by different campaigns that is. Since Ethereum is 2nd to Bitcoin so, it is advisable to just find Tokens that have been forked in ETH, seemed to be more profitable.

For me the best alts outside bitcoins are ethereum, gridcoin and siacoin. I think investing in ripple is risky, good product and all that, but the fact that the developers have control over the coin, makes it a very scary prospect.

Comparing altcoins on one scale is definitely not right. There are vast varieties of altcoins available including some preferred long term investment, some short term and some for day trading. Usually the top 10-20 are best for long-term holding. They have large cap and are quite popular, such coins experience volatility but once dump can recover easily. Short term holdings are usually best for ICO tokens, and some medium cap coins. Day trading are best for pump and dump coins. Risk increases with shorter time period.

Most of the altcoins available in the market are not fit for long term investment but there are some of the altcoins like ethereum, monero, litecoin and dash which have alot of potential and can show growth in future without any doubt.

Maybe you should buy some more Ethereum. Its good for your longterm bag, the price follows BTC in the most times! I also invested in Waves, Ardor and Stratis! I am going to chill these bags for a long time. Crypto will be great in the future guys! :)

I hold 40 %  my money in Bitcoin and 20 %  I invest for long term in Waves and Ethereum , and sometimes I buy  my 20 % in Litecoin, Dogecoin and Stratis.

Apart from investing in Bitcoin, altcoins are also a very useful long-term investment and it can be profitable. There are many types of altcoin on the cryptocurrency market, but we have to choose the most potent altcoins to be able to make a lot of profit. I usually choose based on the growth rate of each type of altcoin, the supply of reserves is clear, reputable and many people traded. Eth is a very good and potential altcoin, this is a lot of people know. Besides I also recommend Dash and Ripple, I think they are very potential and suitable for long term investment. This is just my personal opinion

You have made the good distribution of your money. Even I have almost similar sort of diversification for btc and ETH. Only for altcoins I do not invest in LTC, Stratis. Rather I go with Ripples, Monerao , ZCASH. If some times I feel the altcoins are being dumped I sell the coins and buy later when again its available at lesser price.

This is a good strategy, but in my opinion, Bitcoin should be at least 80%. Alts like LTC and ETH will rely on Bitcoin prices anyway so a further 15% should be in those established ones. I feel even 5% in "potentials" that cost say, less than $5 is enough, as you are banking on these rising much more over the long term. Holding these require more research and a bit of luck, but I might say you are in "safe hands" if you go for the ones with constant development. I too do not like checking every day and just hold.

Can you please explain what kind of control devs have over ripple?