Independent Equities and Foreign Exchange TraderPETE MÄTTER has been called a” compelling & action driven” sales professional. He has been directly accountable for over $1.8 billion of cumulative sales of investment or insurance products over the last 15 years. Much of these sales originated from start-up or turn-around situations. He is an accomplished speaker with a true entrepreneurial spirit. Matter, who has been both a national sales manager, retailer, and wholesaler, has distributed investment and insurance products and services to independent broker dealers, RIAs, insurance agents, retail investors, and financial institutions throughout much of the Southwestern U.S. He has a proven record at recruiting and developing top-notch representatives, while cultivating strong relationships with senior leadership and major distribution partners. Pete lives and breathes all things marketing.Pete has served as the regional or national sales director for such companies as distributed products for major insurance companies such as SunAmerica, TransAmerica, TD Ameritrade, Portfolio Strategies, and W.E. Donoghue.Pete is AHIP Certified for Medicare Advantage products. He holds a Texas life insurance license, FINRA licenses 24, 7, 63, 6, and 65 and has earned the CMFC designation from the College of Financial Planning. Pete has held a Texas real estate broker’s license and has taken MBA Post Graduate Curriculum from Dallas Baptist University in finance. He earned a BA from Centenary College (Frost School of Business) which he attended on a D-1 athletic scholarship. Pete lives in Dallas and Santa Fe