Pooling private money for investing

[Jaclyn P.]

Hello!  I am planning to open a bank account to be used for the sole purpose of pooling money from other investors.  Has anyone done this that can point me in the right direction?  I do not want to open a joint bank account, since it will probably be for several people to deposit money into.  Any advice on how to do this, as well as what banks or types of accounts to use, legal ramifications, etc. would be greatly appreciated!