Its better to know about altcoins rather than throw your fund on any altcoin that you don't know properly. Here many people will promote their coin, not for help you but for their own benefit. So you need to understand the thinh what you are going to start. Well as a newbie, you can put your fund on ethereum or bnb temporary. After knowing Crypto market (including IEOs, NFT projects) you can come again and invest on those altcoins, where you want