If you could pick 5 coins to invest 1 grand each for 5 years which ones would you pick?
1. BTC - It's the gold standard and I find it hard to believe the price will not continue to rise.
2. ETH - despite the recent problems and nay-sayers here on this forum ("ETH is a scam and its done!") I have a lot of faith in ETH, I saw this recent dip coming and decided NOT to sell my tokens.
3. XRP - I think Ripple is a great investment, and the earning potential at this stage of the game is amazing. I bought about 12,000XRP in early May (2017), quickly doubled my money, and cashed out. Then I bought back in a few weeks later and like an idiot I sold when it crashed back to $0.21, from where it quickly recovered (don't get emotional and react when you're trading!!!). XRP may end up being a miserable failure, but I like the project, I like how the coins are all pre-mined, and I like that the majority of non-circulating funds are tied up in escrows.
4. MNE (minereum) - The self-mining aspect of this coin is interesting to me.
5. More BTC - really don't think you can go wrong with BTC! :-)