Billionaire Warren Buffett and the women of the world have one thing in common: They are better investors than the average man. That's what the jacket copy of the book Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl says, and author Louann Lofton does a yeoman's job trying to prove that thesis.

This book does a good job in laying out a range of principles that you should use to guide your investments. Tying the guidance to Warren Buffett catches the eye, but really this is a good book for anybody who wants to learn to invest with discipline and purpose.

Author Louann Lofton identifies eight characteristics of female investors that she says also guides Warren Buffett. The book does a great job in expanding on each of the characteristics, how Buffett exemplifies them, and how you can benefit by following them as well.

• Women tend to trade less than men
• Women exhibit less overconfidence
• Women shun risk more
• Women are more realistic
• Women tend to research more
• Women are more immune to peer pressure
• Women learn from their mistakes
• Women are less willing to take extreme risks