I know there are some newbie thinking what to do to hold bitcoin, first, if you save money in your bank account, you can use the money to buy bitcoins and hold which is the wish of many holders in the community, secondly, if you grow your bitcointalk.org account to full member above and apply for signature campaign, and if you are accepted in that campaign, you can hold bitcoin which is the easiest way many people use to hold bitcoin, thirdly, you can sell you land and property to hold bitcoin, which I have see someone on television some years ago, sharing his wealth secret to people, how he sold the land he inherited from his father to buy bitcoins and hold for long term before he sold to make money that turned him to millionaires in the country. What are the other ways people can hold bitcoin.
Op, it is true that we can hold bitcoin in the ways you mentioned in your post, but if newbies or new investors do that alone, they will not hold their bitcoin for a long time. Newbies or new investors in bitcoin investment should also make plans for emergency funds, reserve funds, and floats for up to three months if they want to hold bitcoin for a long time. These funds will allow them to solve their unforeseen problems anytime they arise, and they will not depend on selling their bitcoin to solve the unforeseen problems. From time to time, they can rebuild their emergency funds, reserve funds, and floats so that they can serve them for a long time.