The Inversion Investor

The Inversion Investor

The Denial Engine: Why Most of Finance is Built on a Lie

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Peter Pham
Aug 25, 2025
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The vast majority of finance — from casual traders to multi-billion dollar hedge funds — operates on a quiet but persistent lie:

That prediction equals control.

But that isn’t just wrong. It’s structurally impossible and very smug.

And worse: it’s a form of denial that has become the operating system for an entire industry.

Denial of Control

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