One Friday a month we look at financial tips and advice for freelancers. (They’re slanted toward the US, so if you’d like to see or share insights from another perspective, just reply to this email!)

Hey!

I missed out on major growth because I didn’t take advantage of some insight I got early on as a freelancer. 

Salesforce stock has seen an almost 5x jump since I started freelancing. 

You know who thought it was a really good platform and saw my clients jumping on it left and right when it was only around $60 a share? 

Me. 

You know who basically ignored that insight and didn’t grab any? 

Also me. 

Now I know. You’re not supposed to look back in regret over the stocks you didn’t buy, but I think there is a lesson here. 

Just by going about my regular business as a freelancer in healthcare tech, I’m getting insight by osmosis...into healthcare, technology, business software, small business...there’s a lot of ways you can look at it (while avoiding insider trading). 

Personally, I haven’t been taking advantage of all the information I’m getting as a freelancer who’s exposed to multiple companies all the time (especially not in healthcare tech), but it’s something I’m planning on correcting soon. 

What are your thoughts? Would you feel more comfortable or excited about investing if you knew it was in a space where you were already working?

Megan

P.S. If you’ve got any questions on a financial topic, just reply to this email and I’ll see if I can’t help you out.