This column is part of The First 90 Days, a series about how to make 2025 a year of breakout growth for your business. Predicting your business’s cash flow is essential for making informed decisions ...

Build the stable Income Tree with fixed income (8.5% yield) as the base. Decorate the portfolio with high-yielding opportunistic buys. Diversify with 42+ holdings, so one failure is barely noticeable.

Cash flow is the lifeblood of a business. It's the stream of money coming in and going out that keeps operations running, pays bills, and helps a company to grow. For small business owners and ...