Financial adviser and chief investment officer Nancy Tengler explains how to identify, research, and plan a winning investment strategy to reach your goals.

For many of us, thinking of investing conjures images of hundreds of men screaming on the stock market trading floor.

The whole enterprise seems fueled by testosterone, although in reality, many of the world's best investors are women.

However, many women are still intimidated by the idea of finding and buying their own stocks and investment funds — especially without a background in finance.

Investment manager Nancy Tengler can help with that. In The Women's Guide to Successful Investing: Achieving Financial Security and Realizing Your Goals, Tengler distills her years of investment know-how.

Tengler easily demystifies phrases like 'price-to-earnings ratio' and sets you on a course to confident investing and control of your future.