Taking a look at some bargains I see floating around right now, from mechanical contractors to media.

A roundup of last week's stock market related blog posts hosted at Fat Pitch Financials.

A list of 5 interesting super-investor buys in the fourth quarter. Includes picks from Eddie Lampert, Mohnish Pabrai, Joel Greenblatt, and Warren Buffett.

The cheap stocks I'm talking about aren't at ground zero of the housing bubble and credit crisis. They're being killed due to recession fears. These stocks aren't making headlines, but they have quietly become bargains. One of my favorites is Office Depot (NYSE: ODP)

Discover the reasoning behind John's recent purchase of Office Depot shares.

"Unfortunately, we have cleared the balance sheet of cash, and our operating cash flows declined, so we don't have the opportunity to buy back shares at a time when we believe they are a huge value." - And that is exactly the problem with buybacks in a bull market.