Investors tip stocks, fret over property bubbles

Investment professionals are more optimistic about economic growth and equity returns than they were last year, but they are also worried about potential property bubbles, most notably in China, according to the CFA Institute 2013 Global Market Sentiment Survey*. One particularly “eye-catching” finding was the spike in optimism about Japan's prospects next year, says Paul Smith, CFA’s managing director for Asia Pacific. About three-quarters (73%) of Japanese investors surveyed e…