Joint Account

What Does Joint Account Mean?
A brokerage or bank account that is owned together (jointly) by two or more people.

Investopedia explains Joint Account
A joint account agreement is typically needed to open such an account. This agreement will detail whether transactions require the signatures of all parties or whether one party can take actions on his/her own.

Filed Under: Personal Finance

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