I have mentioned here on my blog several times that I am high on NEM. I think NEM brings some really interesting solutions to problems that are always going to plague Bitcoin and Ethereum. The interest of the miners is never going to perfectly align with the interest of the greater Bitcoin and Ethereum userbase. NEM's proof of importance solution is elegant and simple as most good solutions are, and not only rewards transaction volume and earned trust, it means NEM can scale much better as well.
NEM has been on the move up the last few days and is currently the number five cryptocurrency by market cap, passing Litecoin:
Screencap from coinranking.com taken 8/7/17 1:34pm Pacific
NEM may well dip back down below Litecoin shortly, but within the next few months it is going to have left Litecoin in the rearview mirror and will make a serious run at Ethereum for the number two position. I am no professional investor but I would certainly recommend buying in to NEM now before the price jumps after the release of Catapult.