Stocks set for power boost

The time may be approaching to jump into the Kiwi sharemarket - and perhaps without the risks many people associate with today's volatile market.

If the National Government returns to power it plans to sell the family silver - the state power companies that generate most of New Zealand's electricity.

The website Trade Me could also be on the block, reportedly before Christmas, as long as Europe's debt problems don't reverberate too loudly.

But are these reasonably safe shares for mum and dad investors, people who generally leave their hard-earned savings in the bank?   More Read