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Depends on what you're looking for? Stability in employment? Hard to say, even successful companies can have rounds of layoffs during a recession.

As for investing, you're probably best off with the bog-standard 'invest in everything' index fund - during a recession is when you get to pick up shares at lower prices, but it's hard to time the bottom.

Even "big names" like Berkshire can be affected by a recession.