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Wenjinn James Chang (CRD #4536266<\/a>) is a registered broker and investment advisor currently employed with Independent Financial Group, LLC (CRD #7717) of Rockville, MD. His previous employers include Ameritas Investment Corp. (CRD #14869), also of Rockville, AXA Advisors, LLC (CRD #6627) of New York, NY, and PFS INVESTMENTS INC. (CRD #10111) of Duluth, GA. He has been in the industry since 2002.<\/p>\n

\"Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-300x224\"Two customer disputes were filed this year against Chang. The most recent was filed on 10\/15\/2018, requesting damages of $50,000. The customer alleges that Chang over-concentrated in non-traded REITS that were unsuitable and caused losses to the account. Chang denies the allegations, and the firm plans to defend the claim.<\/p>\n

His prior dispute was filed on 9\/11\/2018, alleging that Chang \u201cfailed to advise of the risks of the investments made and that the Claimant has suffered losses as a result of the investments made.\u201d<\/em> Although the client requested damages of $75,000, the firm settled the claim for $10,000 to avoid the costs of litigation. The firm also stated that the settlement was neither an admission of guilt or liability, and there were no facts to support the allegations.<\/p>\n

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Wenjinn James Chang (CRD #4536266) is a registered broker and investment advisor currently employed with Independent Financial Group, LLC (CRD #7717) of Rockville, MD. His previous employers include Ameritas Investment Corp. (CRD #14869), also of Rockville, AXA Advisors, LLC (CRD #6627) of New York, NY, and PFS INVESTMENTS INC. (CRD #10111) of Duluth, GA. 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