{"podcast":{"title":"The College Investor Audio Show","slug":"the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","podcast_index_feed_id":414113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-college-investor/","website_url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f3c20c77-1ea5-4d2e-a65a-e87b0a5c9f68/college-investor-podcast-cover-c1.png","author":"The College Investor","episode_count":1036,"summary":"The College Investor podcast is a daily audio show that's dedicated to bringing you the best of TheCollegeInvestor.com. We discuss a variety of topics, all relating to millennial money - including student loan debt, investing, earning more money, and more! Robert Farrington, the founder of The College Investor and a Millennial Money Expert, shares how to get out of student loan debt so that you can start investing and building wealth for the future. Instead of cutting expenses and living a frugal life, he advocates side hustling and entrepreneurship to earn extra money to achieve your financial goals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:09.903988+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113"},"episode":{"title":"Could Your College Close? 5 Warning Signs Every Family Should Watch For","slug":"could-your-college-close-5-warning-signs-every-family-should-watch-for","published_at":"2026-06-05T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/could-your-college-close-5-warning-signs-every-family-should-watch-for","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com/81409/could-your-college-close-5-warning-signs-every-family-should-watch-for/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4e20b330-da03-46d8-91cd-0793ce00b097.mp3","summary":"Hampshire College and Anna Maria College have both announced plans to wind down, joining a a list of other colleges that have announced closures this year . Families committing tuition dollars now have a real interest in spotting financial trouble before it surfaces in a closure announcement. More than 30 New England colleges have closed or merged over the past decade, per the Boston Fed. Huron Consulting Group projects over a quarter of private, four-year schools could close or merge in the next ten years. Forbes' new College Financial Grades report shows clear balance sheet stress at hundreds of institutions. With these sobering stats in mind, how can you be sure your college will last? Here's what to watch out for.","meta_description":"Hampshire College and Anna Maria College have both announced plans to wind down, joining a a list of other colleges that have announced closures this year…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":376,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/episodes/could-your-college-close-5-warning-signs-every-family-should-watch-for/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/could-your-college-close-5-warning-signs-every-family-should-watch-for.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}