There is no harm in him asking, because here are many experienced investors so that every suggestion given he can draw conclusions on which coins are more worthy to invest with the capital he has, and as you said he also has to analyze the market himself so that no regrets arise if later the results obtained are not satisfactory, In addition to the top 10 CMCs he could also choose some decent memekoin at stake in the future.
If possible, don't choose a coin meme because it's not for long term investment and also has a very big risk when compared to the current 10 CMC coins, so it's better to choose something that is clearly good than to have to look at the coin meme and then choose it, because in my opinion choosing that coin meme is a bad idea.