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Matthew Peterson is the visionary founder and managing partner of Peterson Capital Management who leverages over 25 years of global financial experience, including a decade at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch, to pioneer "structured value investing" - a sophisticated approach that combines classic value principles with options strategies to achieve superior returns while managing risk.

EPISODE NOTES

3:00 - Matthew shares his Minnesota upbringing and early financial curiosity, shuffling bank CDs for extra returns in the 1980s before understanding compounding

5:30 - Wall Street experience at Goldman Sachs: "everybody was aligned, marching to the same beat" with 104-hour work weeks becoming "second family"

8:15 - Introduction to structured value investing: using options as tools, not speculation, to buy stocks at better prices than traditional investors

10:40 - Core strategy revealed: selling put contracts instead of market orders - "we say, I will commit to buying it for a hundred over the next year, but you have to pay us fifteen dollars"

12:20 - Benefits explained: buying 20% cheaper creates massive IRR advantage over decades of compounding

15:45 - Psychology advantage: options help value investors be more patient during early entry periods

24:15 - Portfolio composition: seven core "infinite compounder" holdings including Berkshire Hathaway, designed to hold forever

41:50 - 13F analysis strategy: monitoring 100+ value investors reduces 6,500 companies to just 400 prospects

54:15 - Introduction to Alpha One AI platform providing comprehensive company analysis in 20 minutes

1:02:25 - Structured dividend capture strategy for cash management

1:11:15 - Success definition: "having the people that you want to love you, love you" - citing Warren Buffett's wisdom

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