A Los Angeles based Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel awarded market adjusted damages to a California resident as a result of losses sustained in the Charles Schwab YieldPlus Fund. The panel awarded Victor Chang 100 percent of his market-adjusted damages of $74,745.00, plus an additional $13,500.00 designated as expert witness fees, plus $225.00 as reimbursement for the non-refundable portion of the initial filing fee, and assessed the entire cost of the arbitration proceeding against Charles Schwab (SCHW).