A lot of speculation has been made regarding that altcoins are dead we have seen fewer initial coin offering this year and part of those few has been a failed venture.
But never the less that is certainly not the end of altcoins
Running a lost as an altcoin investor can be easy because there are various altcoin out there And so many are poorly managed.
You can cut your losses to some extent by.
*investing in several top altcoin(spread your investment)
*seeking expert opinion
*disregard shilling or FUD
And if you must move a way from established altcoins
*study the volume
*check on the project owners reputation
*compare and contrast the white paper, potential investors and future possibilities of the coin.
And one major key for every cryptocurrency investor is patience and hold I repeat you your altcoin
Well if your "altcoins" means new ICO tokens that would be very risky this past few months. I can't guarantee to invest in ICO and hold your tokens as most of them dumps after listing on exchange so why not buy on the exchanges after they get listed, you can get more tokens at very low price.