I will never blame you for having invested on Bitconnect. There are many other Ponzi schemes out there (ICO's) and many people will lose a lot of money.
When I invest on crypto asset, I always seek value behind an asset. Ethereum is for me one of the only crypto asset with a strong tech value behind it. I may be wrong, but i'm 95% all in on this one and I keep 5% for diversification on altcoins.
Research plays a great part in investing into anything. I did mine and there were mixed opinions so thought I'd find out and as expected learnt it the hard way. But I guess trial and error is important to succeed with crypto. For next time I know to go with my gut feeling than getting influenced!
If you want a nice opportunity, I suggest you pay a look at this upcoming ICO : https://tokensale.datawallet.com/
They have also made a nice partnership with Steemit.