As a newbie I suggest that you take your time studying the market first as you'll learn along the way. If you really want to invest on a certain coin I suggest you buy BTC as you can also use it to buy other crypto currencies if you happen to want to buy altcoins later. Now is a good time to own as the market is still in a bearish trend so all prices are affordable. You can buy a fraction as long as you can afford it.

Later on if you know about the things about crypto and happen to get your interest in joining ICOs, you might want to keep CVproof under your radar as in my personal opinion this project is a good investment because it is usable by many as it focuses on credential validations.