All three retired from the World Surf League tour in recent years, but have shrewdly parlayed their prizemoney, endorsements and fame into lucrative investments that have set them up for life.
Fanning and Parkinson, along with fellow surfers Bede Durbidge and Josh Kerr, were among a consortium of co-founders of Gold Coast boutique beer company Balter, which was sold late last year to brewing giant CUB in a deal reportedly worth up to $200 million.
Both still have their fingers in plenty of pies.
Fanning - who lives in a $5 million beachfront mansion at Bilinga with partner Breanna Randall and their baby son Xander - is listed as owning a multimillion-dollar property portfolio including several units in sought-after Rainbow Bay.