Hello everybody

I'm newbie in altcoins, and I want to start mining. Here is my questions:

1- Which cryptocurrency is most profitable for new miners with small/medium budget?
2- What's best: cloud mining or traditional mining (asics / GPU)?
3- What's the best cloud mining service for the cryptocurrency you choosed as answer for the 1st question?
4- What's the best hardware to mine this cryptocurrency?

Regards