Beneficial Owner

  

Definitely not James Dolan…or Roger Goodell. Maybe Mark Cuban?

In terms of finance, this term applies when one entity holds title to an asset, while another either has possession of the asset or benefits from it. Beneficial ownership comes up in cases of stock ownership, when a mutual fund or a brokerage holds legal ownership on behalf of its clients.

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