To investigate the investment success of crowds, The Economist asked Morningstar, an investment-research firm, to send us fund-flow data and performance statistics for its American mutual-fund range.

ECONOMIST: Investors tend to chase the latest fad

There is no question that dividends are one way public companies return cash flow to investors, but statistics prove that float shrink is better for overall price performance as the stock of companies who shrink the float using free cash flow rise more then companies using the same amount of cash to pay dividends.

FORBES: Buy Gold And Float Shrink

After launch, your app is in the Apple App store, Google Play or elsewhere and a wealth of information starts to flow including reviews and ratings, tweets, and usage statistics.

FORBES: Eight Rules for Building and Perfecting Mobile Apps