hi
I was introduced recently by a friend to the crypto world. I've been doing some reading about the reality of this ecosystem, creation of bitcoin and then alt coins, market experiences, the different projects objectives, a bit about the theory behind them incl pros and cons, and so on (I am a .net programmer and would like to think tech savvy, but had always ignored this field) and well ... I decided to invest 2K right away
I made some investment choices but then read a bit more and decided to re-balance it in the following manner:
BTC 36%
ADA 23%
XRP 21%
EOS 8%
QTUM 7%
XML 3%
ATOM 2%
On top of this, I am considering investing $250 every month (of course I will be flexible depending on markets prices but take this as an estimate) in the following proportion
BTC 50%
ADA 25%
either EOS, XRP or BCT the rest 25%
note: for some reason I am not a fan of ETH and trust in the potential of ADA much more
I am far from rich, especially because I live in a very expensive city, but I have a decent paying job and I try not to overspend; so as part of my savings strategy [for early retirement] I am saving 2-2.5K every month and transferring it to a money market account (and then CDs) so at least it can grow a bit in time (not counting growing inflation)
This good friend mentioned to me the so-called 1 BTC rule and I have been giving some thought to this idea. Purchasing 1 BTC would not be a problem [in the affordability sense] but then I think about the other tenet which talks about only investing in crypto what you can afford to lose. If I lost the invested 2K I would be really pissed off but I would get over that. Now shelling 8K for 1 BTC would not kill me either but It would certainly impact my plans for an early retirement
What is your perspective on this situation?
From the looks of it you are good in making financial and investment decisions. You're investing kind of money that you can afford to lose, you are properly diversifying, and your choice of coins are relatively good and wise.
About the 1 BTC thingy, I don't think anybody will need to hodl exactly 1 bitcoin! What difference would that make, except easier calculations? Just get the amount that doesn't put you under pressure.
As I said your choice of cryptocurrencies are good. I personally like BAT, ENJ, ONT and RVN too. I also like ADA and Cosmos ATOM a lot (much more than ripple or stellar).
I personally think this is a good time to invest in crypto. The bear may continue a bit longer, but I don't think the prices would get a lot lower than this.