Financial Advisor Janet Gordon Subject of $1M Customer Dispute

• October 7, 2025
• Raymond James
• Raymond James & Associates Inc

Janet Franco Gordon (CRD#: 1114409) is a registered broker and investment advisor with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., in Coral Gables, FL.

Broker’s History

She entered the securities industry in 1983 and previously worked with Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated; Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.; and Morgan Stanley.

Current and Past Allegations of Conduct Leading to Investment Loss

According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in May 2025, Janet Gordon became the subject of a customer dispute where the Claimant alleged, “ that the recommendation for the client to establish a line of credit at Morgan Stanley in order to generate funds for an outside investment they wanted to make was not in their best interests. Allegation Activity Dates: June 2023 to July 2023.” The damage amount being requested is $1,475,256.00 and the customer dispute is still pending.

In addition, Janet Gordon has been the subject of two other FINRA disclosures:

• February 2004—“ CLIENT’S REPRESENTATIVE ALLEGED INVESTMENTS WERE UNSUITABLE-APRIL 1998 – FEBRUARY 2003. DAMAGES UNSPECIFIED.” The customer dispute was denied.
• September 1993—“ Sanctions by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. in the form of a $13,000 Monetary fine, and censure.

For a copy of Janet Gordon’s FINRA BrokerCheck, click here.

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