Greg R. Solis is the Founder and CEO of Solis Wealth Management, Inc. Born and raised in Palm Desert, California, Greg earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Political Science and History. Greg began his career with Paychex Incorporated as a Sales Executive and was later promoted to District Sales Manager of Southern California out of the Los Angeles Branch. In 1992, Greg moved back to the Coachella Valley, married his wife Monica, and began his career as a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch. In 1994, Greg joined LPL Financial and was recognized for his outstanding achievements in client service. Before returning to LPL Financial in 2004, Greg served as Vice President at Wachovia Securities from 2001-2004. Greg has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the Best-in-State Wealth Advisors for California each year since 2018*. Greg was honored as an LPL Financial Chairman’s Council advisor from 2011 to 2023 and was also named to the LPL Financial Summit Club in 2024, both distinctions are based on annual production and reserved for the top 2% of LPL advisors across the nation. Additionally, Greg received the honor of being selected from LPL Financial advisors nationwide to serve a multi-year term on the 24-member LPL Financial Advisor Council, a forum to help drive the development of upcoming LPL programs, communications, products, and services.
Greg’s professional registrations include FINRA Series 7 (General Securities Representative), Series 24 (General Securities Principal), and Series 63 (Uniform State Law), which are currently held with LPL Financial. Greg also holds a California Life, Disability, and Variable Annuity Insurance License. He has received formal training in investment fiduciary responsibility and earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) professional designation.
Greg is a member of the UCLA Alumni Association, La Quinta Country Club, Hideaway Golf Club, and Theta Chi Alumni Association. He has also served on the Church at the Red Door Board of Trustees, National Center for Fathering Board, Desert Christian Academy Board of Trustees, Links Players International Board, the Love146 Board, Old Town Artisan Studio Board, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Board, Festival of Life/LOV Movement Resource Committee, Boys and Girls Club Southwest Growers Committee, and the Eisenhower Medical Center Exploratory Committee.
When not helping his clients, Greg enjoys spending time with his wife, Monica; his three children: Jack, Nicole, and Emily; and friends. Greg and Monica currently reside in La Quinta, CA.
*The Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor ranking, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on in-person and telephone due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receives a fee in exchange for rankings.