Staking is a good way to get passive income when investing in cryptocurrency and also a good way to motivate an investor into holding. If you are only holding your coins in your wallet, you might get tempted to sell but when you stake you're coins you'll have no choice but to continue holding. Holding shoudn't be done on crypto exchanges.
Holding should be done in the wallets recommended by the project or on their website. Using exchange can be very risky because exchanges can be hacked and all coins been stored can be lost. Staking should only be done on wallets that give you full control of your private keys so you don't get restricted from accessing your coin.
If your coins has any staking campaign available and you planned on holding that coin for a long time, it's good you stake them because you make money profits through owning more tokens when you stake. Don't invest out of your budget as staking isn't always profitable. The staking campaign can also stop functioning or get reduced at anytime.
Private keys are the keys to your cryptocurrency vault. Management takes discipline and attentiveness. Lose them, lose your money. Staking is not a money tree. Market risks might reduce rewards. Put your eggs in different baskets. Spread risks, invest prudently, and manage expectations.