Investors have known for more than a year that the worst is over and the future is bright. The stock market always looks ahead, so when it’s been rising as much as it has since the March 2009 bottom, you know good times are ahead. The economy is just now catching up, with many leaders in the U.S. government finally providing some optimistic views. Jobless rates are still high, but many indicators, like consumer spending, are rebounding. In fact, the U.S. Shopping Center Executive Business Barometer, a survey of mall owners and developers, recently showed that business conditions improved...