It would be risky to invest on altcoin you barely know since you didn't specify the crypto you want to invest on.Since your seeking for financial assistance on the capital you would want to start on your crypto investment portfolio I will say go for $5000 incase the project is a ponzi scheme.I would advise you to invest on BTC, Ethereum that offers huge profit return for a long period of time.
For those who are not advanced, yes. Those who are used to it, maybe not.
If I had that much money, I would buy it all to buy the cheapest and most hyped coins at the moment, but in just a day or 2, after making a profit, I would put it back into BTC 50% and ETH 50% .
For others, I wait for the market moment and trend if it is profitable to be verified again. and look again for coins whose issue will move strongly.