Joseph Zairo

“We are very good at predicting the future, except for the surprises—which tend to be all that matter.”
― Morgan Housel, Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

“Today’s economy is good at generating three things: wealth, the ability to show off wealth, and great envy for other people’s wealth.”
― Morgan Housel, Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

“The best financial plan is to save like a pessimist and invest like an optimist. That idea—the belief that things will get better mixed with the reality that the path between now and then will be a continuous chain of setback, disappointment, surprise, and shock—shows up all over history, in all areas of life.”
― Morgan Housel, Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life

“Nassim Taleb says, “Invest in preparedness, not in prediction.” That gets to the heart of it.”
― Morgan Housel, Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes