This marine animal is known for being the largest animal to ever live on earth
Blue Whale
This music genre is Brendan's favorite
Country
"You may be talented, but you aren't Kanye West"
Kanye West
This is Ken's current position at Fisher Investments
Investment Policy Committee (IPC) Member
This mentor has lived in 2 countries other than the United States
Elle
This colorful crustacean can strike prey with the force of a bullet
Mantis Shrimp
This grocery store is Brendan's favorite place to shop
Sprouts
"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."
Socrates
This was Ken's initial major in college
Forestry
This mentor is gluten free
Maddie
This male fish carries the unborn babies for its species
Seahorse
This warm country is where Brendan vacationed on his honeymoon
Costa Rica
"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom"
Socrates
Ken was what age when he started FI
29
This mentor was an intern at FI before joining as a COP
Tanner
This ocean creature has a brain shaped like a donut and its esophagus passes through the middle of it
Octopus
This hit song was Brendan's top song for his 2025 Spotify wrapped
No Broke Boys by Discolines
"Nothing in life is promised except death"
Kanye West
One of Ken's best-known books is titled "The Only ____ Questions That Count"
3
This mentor once had ~30 pets at one time
Elle
This sea creature can eject its stomach outside its body to digest food
Starfish
This wealth management firm was Brendan's previous employer prior to FI
UBS
"I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live."
Socrates
Ken wrote an investing column in what magazine for how many years
Forbes, +30 years
This mentor's dad was an illustrator for Marvel and DC comics
Tanner