Well, it's no secret that it's better to spend time building your own assets than working hard to build someone else's wealth. The problem is that freelancers are working for clients because they get money immediately after they complete the work. When developing your own assets, you don't get the money until your assets start to yield results, and that can take some time. And you get money only if you manage to successfully develop something that works, and making something a success requires much more work than simply completing a task for a client. It's one thing to write articles and receive money without worrying about anything else, it's quite another to promote your products/assets and do everything else by yourself while waiting until you establish a regular income with your own assets.

So, if you have enough money to support yourself and your life while you're building your assets to the point they become successful, then there's no question about it -- it's better to invest in your own business.

But then again, freelancers are working for clients because they need money sooner rather than later. When a freelancer stops working for clients, they receive no money. Maybe they'll receive much more money once they establish their own assets, but while they're doing it, they earn no money. And if they did have the money to cover all their monthly and yearly expenses without the need to work as freelancers, then they wouldn't be freelancers in the first place. Just my two cents...