I have not dared to invest or buy a ripple for the long term usually I only buy for short-term trading because this ripple has a very vulnerable price which makes me afraid to hold the ripple too long.
But if you mind observing how ripple move from this bear market from most of those coins who fell to hard ripple is one of those who still trying to survive, not also a fan of this project but just watching the coin movements can be a good alternative while btc and ETh still suffering from long bearish movements ripple can be both long and short its behind how you are willing to maximize your earnings.