Question

Two brothers wish to open an account to trade stocks, with one brother depositing $100,000, and the other brother depositing $200,000. When opening the account, the brothers specify that they want their respective interests to go to their beneficiaries if they should die. The account should be opened as a(n) ________.A. Individual account in the name of the larger contributor, with the trading authorization granted to the smaller

B. Joint account with rights of survivorship
C. Joint account with tenancy in common
D. Partnership account requiring a signed copy of the partnership agreement

Answer 1

The account should be opened as a Joint account with tenancy in common. Option C.

Explanation: This type of account is one that is owned by at least two people and in which there is no rights of survivorship.

In this type of account, the members do not want their investments to go to other members of the joint account upon their death, but they specify in a will how the investment will be distributed to their beneficiaries.

Joint account with tenancy in common can hold an unequal amount of investment among members, but they still have equal rights to the account.