Monero has very, very solid technology. Probably the safest long term hold together with Bitcoin. Then again, the best tech might not always win, so... Who knows. :/
For me bitcoin is still the best coin to buy today but the price of bitcoin is too high for me and fot many people in this world so we should wait until the price of bitcoin is we will dump and that is the right oppurtunity for us to buy the best coin and it is bitcoin but i also think that buying litecoin is can really give us a better future.