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The late payments were always in your invoice history, buried among hundreds of others. A rolling 13-week cash flow forecast is your early warning system.
Macro & Credit
The One-Engine Economy
Three-quarters of first-quarter growth came from AI capital spending. That one engine is now wired, through the dollar and the yen, to the long-term interest rate that discounts it. One line on the Federal Reserve's weekly balance sheet tells you when the wire gets cut.
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Restructuring & Credit
Start the 13-Week Before You Need It
Every cash collateral and DIP financing order runs on a 13-week budget. It is the one financial artifact whose value depends on when you started it — which is why it belongs in place long before a lender ever asks.
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Trade & Working Capital
The Tariff Line Nobody Gives You Terms On
Every other cost in your landed-cost stack comes with payment terms. Duty doesn't. That zero-day term quietly compresses your blended payables and locks up working capital a monthly forecast never catches.
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The Case For Weekly
Why a Rolling 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast Matters More in a Volatile Economy
When your costs move faster than your reporting cycle, a monthly close does not give you a blurry picture of your cash position — it gives you a wrong one. What the tool is, what it tells you, and why the case for keeping one has strengthened in 2026.
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Credit & Liquidity
When EBITDA Stops Becoming Cash
Across more than 2,400 middle-market borrowers, EBITDA grew at a 27% compound annual rate over two years while cash flow from operations grew 8%. If you lend on a cash-flow basis, neither leverage nor fixed charge coverage will show you that.
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