For nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been printing profits for his shareholders. Since the beginning of 1965, Buffett has led his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) to a robust average annual return of 20.1%, which works out to an aggregate gain of 3,641,613%, through Dec. 31, 2021. With most central banks cracking down on inflation by raising interest rates, and U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) retracing in the first two quarters of 2022, the prospect of a recession is growing in the U.S. and abroad.