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Articles on Financing Structures and Debt Cash Flows

Hands-on articles that show how to model debt properly, avoid circular references, and clearly understand cash commitments and covenant risk.

boost-icon Lease vs Loan: How to Compare Cash Obligations Side by Side

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boost-icon Fees, OID & Prepayment Penalties: How Not to Miss Them in Your Debt Service Schedule

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boost-icon Building a Lender Pack: Turning Your Debt Schedule into a Cash Coverage Story on One Page

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boost-icon Financing and Debt: How to Model Loans, Vendor Finance, and Covenants Without Spreadsheet Chaos

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boost-icon Interest Methods (30/360 vs ACT/365): How to Pick and Model Them Correctly

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boost-icon Draws & Repayments: Building a Headroom View for the Next 13 Weeks

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boost-icon Minimum Cash & Coverage: Simple Covenant Monitors for Your Debt Schedule

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boost-icon Term Loans, Revolvers & Bullets: A Practical Debt Financing Model With No Circular References

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boost-icon Refinancing: Modeling Fees, Break Costs & Cash Timing (No Surprises)

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boost-icon Vendor Terms vs Bank Debt: Modeling When Vendor Finance Is the Cheapest Cash

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Featured Reads on Debt and Financing

A curated selection of articles that focus on making financing structures transparent, defensible, and decision-ready.

Minimum Cash & Coverage: Simple Covenant Monitors for Your Debt Schedule

Minimum Cash & Coverage: Simple Covenant Monitors for Your Debt Schedule

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Term Loans, Revolvers & Bullets: A Practical Debt Financing Model With No Circular References

Term Loans, Revolvers & Bullets: A Practical Debt Financing Model With No Circular References

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Refinancing: Modeling Fees, Break Costs & Cash Timing (No Surprises)

Refinancing: Modeling Fees, Break Costs & Cash Timing (No Surprises)

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