Many newbies don't consider the power of BTC for what you described - you can rest assured knowing that your investment won't be in vain for the years to come.
Newbies need to hear a lot from the ones that did a lot of mistakes in the past and also to the one that have profited from holding BTC and are still holding in the present. Because hearing mistakes of the others will direct them to doing the right decisions of investing in the market and that's through holding BTC first. Everyone is free to hold any altcoin that they want but hoping that these guys won't commit the same mistake as I did in the past for selling too early.
I do think that newbies need just to find the right people to listen, apply what they will get from it and follow the lead, and if they are determined enough, everything will be fine for them.