Investing with a goal in mind is important as it helps an individual to create a realistic plan to achieve those goals with in a certain time frames, as goals can be short to long term. Once goals are identified, investment planning can take a shape. How much savings can you devote to it? How much time do you have? How realistic is the investing goal ? and the amount of risk you feel comfortable taking? Work with a Financial Advisor, he or she can help you find answers to these questions and take you a long way to devising a strategy to help achieve that goal.