About IFLC

IFLC is a community of people who serve others in the capacity of a trusted steward. We are Investment Stewards. The subjects of our stewardship are employees of organization's who have money invested in retirement accounts. Other members of IFLC's community serve as trustees for non-profit organizations and are responsible for the safe management of donations made by charitable givers.

IFLC promotes aggressively ways for Investment Stewards to be better fiduciaries. We accomplish this by providing members of our community a place to find; Thought Leadership without commercial "spin", other people who share a Common Interest, a safe place for Peer Interaction, the latest on Fiduciary Standards, and Education on all things fiduciary.

Since Investment Stewards rely on third party vendors in order to meet their responsibilities, IFLC also advocates uniform standards for Service Providers. Standards endorsed by IFLC distil a consensus from the broadest possible base of stakeholder groups. In order to receive IFLC's endorsement, standards must emerge from expert input provided by those closest to the needs for the standards and to the results of implementing them. In this way, although voluntary, fiduciary standards endorsed by IFLC are widely respected and accepted by public and private sectors in the U.S. and internationally.

When adhered to by Investment Stewards and Service Providers, standards improve competency, reduce conflicts of interest, and increase trustworthiness. In order for practices to qualify as an IFLC endorsed standard, we require that they be based on relevant fiduciary rules found in pension laws, trust laws, the law that guides charities on the management and investment of funds, court cases, and best practices.

Our operating costs are covered by membership dues, income from programs offered to Investment Stewards, and partnerships with organizations that are not Service Providers.

The IFLC community is leading a much needed reformation in the methods Investment Stewards use to manage safely other peoples' money. As a not for profit entity, IFLC is ideally suited to fulfill its mission as a community of leaders striving for stewardship excellence.

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