Even with an MBA in finance, I wasn’t ready for the messy reality of small-business money management — until I learned these hard truths. First-time entrepreneurs often underestimate startup costs, ...

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Money worries keep folks up at night — 64% of Americans fear running out of cash more than death, per the 2025 Allianz Center for the Future of Retirement Study. But you don’t have to join them.