The first thing I would do, is stop by coinmarketcap.com
When you click on each crypto, it should have a link back to the bitcointalk.org website. Once you are on bitcointalk announcement page, it'll give you an idea of what is going on within that coin community, how the coin is made, and what the future plans are.
I always do the same steps when investing.
- Find a coin I might like to invest in
- Research
- Ask any questions I might have in the forum and to friends who are into crypto
- More research
- Verify there is multiple places to trade, and there are buyers for the coin.
- Invest and wait.
- Profit (hopefully)
This is just how I do things in the crypto world though.
I wish you luck with your future purchases. :D
Sounds like a solid plan to me! Thanks for the resources, much appreciated!!