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IDS Life Series Fund, Inc.
IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund A
IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund B
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IDS LIFE FUNDS

Principal Executive Office
70100 AXP Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be held November 13, 2002

IDS Life Series Fund, Inc. IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund A
- Equity Portfolio IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund B
- Equity Income Portfolio
- Government Securities Portfolio
- Income Portfolio
- International Equity Portfolio
- Managed Portfolio
- Money Market Portfolio

Your fund will hold a shareholders' meeting at 8 a.m. on November 13, 2002, at
The Marquette Hotel, 701 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN in the Mississippi
River North Room on the third floor. This will be a joint meeting of the funds
listed above. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the issues described in
the following pages. You are entitled to vote at the meeting if you were a
shareholder on September 14, 2002. Please read the proxy statement and vote
immediately by mail, telephone or internet, even if you plan to attend the
meeting. Just follow the instructions on the enclosed proxy card. It is
important that you vote. The Board recommends that you vote FOR each proposal.

By Order of the Board of Directors/Managers

C. Nikol Davies, Secretary

September 14, 2002

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PROXY STATEMENT
This is a combined proxy statement for all of the funds listed on the first
page. There are four sections to this proxy statement:

Section Page

A -- Overview 3

B -- Fund Proposals 4

C -- Proxy Voting and Shareholder Meeting Information 14

D -- Fund Information 16

Please be sure to read the proxy statement before you vote. Enclosed is a proxy
voting card listing the proposals for each of the funds you own. It is important
that you vote for each fund. If you have questions, please call your advisor or
call client services toll free at (866) 208-5310. This proxy statement was first
mailed to shareholders the week of September 15, 2002.

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PLEASE VOTE IMMEDIATELY.
Your prompt response will save the cost of additional mailings.
Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own.
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CONTRACT HOLDERS
You have the right to vote the shares held under your contract. You can do so by
mail, telephone or internet. Just follow the instructions on the enclosed card.

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SECTION A -- OVERVIEW
The Boards of Directors/Managers (the "Board") of the funds are asking you to
vote on the following proposals. The proposals are described in detail in
Section B.

Proposal Funds Affected
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1. Elect Board members All Funds
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2. Ratify the selection of independent auditors Life Series Fund
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3. Amend the Articles of Incorporation to allow Life Series Fund
one vote/dollar instead of one vote/share
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4. Approve changes to the Investment Management All Funds
Services Agreement
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5. Approve a policy authorizing American Express All Funds
Financial Corporation ("AEFC"), subject to
Board approval, to retain and replace
subadvisers, or to modify subadvisory
agreements, without shareholder approval
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6. Transact other business All Funds
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SECTION B -- FUND PROPOSALS

PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS
(Applies to: All Funds)

Nominees for the Board. Nominees are listed below. Each person is a nominee for
each of the nine funds. Each nominee was elected a member of the Board at the
last shareholders' meeting except for Mr. Bechtold (all funds) and Mr. Alvero
(Life Series Fund).

Each Board member is elected to serve until the next regular shareholders'
meeting or until he or she reaches mandatory retirement. Under the current Board
policy, a member must retire at the end of the first Board meeting after his or
her 72nd birthday.

All nominees have agreed to serve. If an unforeseen event prevents a nominee
from serving, your votes will be cast for the election of a substitute selected
by the Board. Information on each nominee follows. Election requires a vote by a
majority of the fund's shares voted at the meeting.

Independent Nominees

Name, address, age Position held with fund and Principal occupation during Other directorships
length of service past five years
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Rodney P. Burwell Board member since 1999 Chairman, Xerxes Corporation TCF Financial
Xerxes Corporation (fiberglass storage tanks)
7901 Xerxes Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55431-1253
Age 63
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Jean B. Keffeler Board member since 1999 Retired business executive
3424 Zenith Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Age 57
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Thomas R. McBurney Board member since 1999 President, McBurney The Valspar Corporation
McBurney Management Advisors Management Advisors (paints)
4900 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Age 64
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Nominees Affiliated with AEFC*

Gumer C. Alvero Board member since 1998, Director and Executive Vice
70100 AXP Financial Center Chairman of the Board since President - Annuities, IDS
Minneapolis, MN 55474 2000 Life, since March 2001. Vice
Age 35 President - Variable Annuities,
AEFC, since April 1998.
Executive Assistant to
President/CEO, AEFC, from
April 1996 to April 1998.
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Timothy V. Bechtold Board member since 2001, Director and President, IDS
70100 AXP Financial Center President and Chief Executive Life, since March 2001.
Minneapolis, MN 55474 Officer since 2002 Executive Vice President -
Age 49 Insurance Products, IDS Life,
from 1995 to 2001. Vice
President - Insurance Products,
AEFC, since 1995.
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* Interested person by reason of being an officer, director and/or employee of
AEFC.

During the most recent fiscal year, each Board met five times. No nominee
attended less than 75% of the meetings, except for Ms. Keffeler (60%).
The Board did not have standing audit, nominating or compensation committees.

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Board Member Compensation. The following table shows the total compensation
received by each Board member by each individual fund and, on an aggregate
basis, from all of the funds. The funds do not pay retirement benefits to Board
members.

Board Member Compensation*
(for the most recent fiscal year)

Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate
Compensation Compensation Compensation Compensation
from Life from Annuity from Annuity from all funds
Nominee Series Fund Fund A Fund B
Burwell $3,500 $1,750 $1,750 $7,000
Keffeler 3,000 1,500 1,500 6,000
McBurney 3,000 1,750 1,750 7,000

* Board members affiliated with AEFC are not paid by the funds.

Board Member Holdings. The following table shows the dollar range of equity
securities beneficially owned by each Board member in each individual fund, and
on an aggregate basis, in all of the funds overseen by the Board member.

Board Member Holdings -- Life Series*
(on Dec. 31, 2001)

Dollar range of equity Aggregate dollar range of equity securities of
securities in Life Series Fund all funds overseen by Board Member
Board Member Range Range

Alvero None None
Bechtold $50,001-$100,000 $50,001-$100,000
Burwell None None
Keffeler None None
McBurney None None

* Funds A and B are no longer available for sale. Consequently, none of the
Board members hold equity securities in those funds.

Fund Officers. In addition to Mr. Bechtold, who is President and Chief Executive
Officer, the fund's other officers are:

C. Nikol Davies, 35, Secretary since 2001. Assistant Secretary, AEFC, since
2001. Paralegal at Boyle & Voss and Administrative Assistant for the
Department of the U.S. Air Force prior to 2001.

Lorraine R. Hart, 51, Vice President - Investments since 1992. Vice
President - Insurance Investments, AEFC, since 1989.

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Philip C. Wentzel, 41, Controller since 1998. Vice President - Finance Risk
Management Products, AEFC, since 1997.

David L. Yowan, 45, Vice President and Treasurer since 2001. Senior Vice
President and Assistant Treasurer, American Express Company, since 1999.
Vice President and Corporate Treasurer, AEFC, since 2001. Senior Portfolio
and Risk Management Officer for the North American Consumer Bank of
Citigroup from 1987 to 1999.

Officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. All officers are salaried employees
of IDS Life Insurance Company ("IDS Life"), AEFC or American Express Company and
do not receive compensation from the fund.

PROPOSAL 2: RATIFY OR REJECT THE SELECTION OF
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
(Applies to: Life Series Fund)1

The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") provides that every
registered investment company must be audited at least once each year by
independent public accountants selected by a majority of the independent Board
members.

The Board of Life Series Fund has selected KPMG LLP to be the fund's independent
public accountant for the current fiscal year. KPMG LLP, in accordance with
Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 ("ISB No. 1"), has confirmed to the
Board that they are independent accountants with respect to the fund. The
independent accountants examine annual financial statements for the fund and
provide other requested non-audit and tax-related services to AEFC and its
subsidiaries. The Board does not consider other non-audit services provided by
KPMG LLP to be incompatible with maintaining the independence of KPMG LLP in its
audits of the fund, taking into account representations from KPMG LLP, in
accordance with ISB No. 1, regarding its independence from the fund and its
related entities.

Audit Fees

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2002, KPMG LLP was paid $101,000
for professional services rendered for the audit of the annual
financial statements for the fund.

Financial Information Systems Design and Implementation Fees

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2002, no financial information
systems design and implementation fees were paid to KPMG LLP by the
fund, AEFC or its subsidiaries.

(1) Annuity Funds A&B are managed separate accounts of IDS Life, a wholly owned
subsidiary of AEFC which, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of American
Express Company. The Board of Directors of American Express Company
appoints the independent public accountants for itself and its
subsidiaries. The Board of Directors of American Express Company appointed
Ernst & Young LLP as its independent auditors for 2002. Shareholders
ratified this appointment at American Express Company's annual meeting of
shareholders held on April 22, 2002.

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All Other Fees

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2002, no fees were paid to KPMG LLP
for non-audit services rendered to the fund and $51,000 was paid to
KPMG LLP for non-audit services related to consulting, attestation
services for transfer agent review and tax-related services rendered to
AEFC or its subsidiaries.

Representatives of KPMG LLP are expected to be present at the meeting. They will
be given the opportunity to make a statement to shareholders and are expected to
be available to respond to any questions that may be raised at the meeting.

Recommendation and Vote Required. The Board recommends that you vote to ratify
the selection of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of Life Series Fund.
Ratification of the selection requires a vote by a majority of the shares
present or represented at the meeting. If the selection of the independent
auditors is not ratified, the Board will consider what further action must be
taken.

PROPOSAL 3: APPROVE OR REJECT AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
(Applies to: Life Series Fund)

Life Series Fund is subject to comprehensive federal laws and regulations. In
addition, the fund is a Minnesota corporation and is subject to Minnesota law.

Under Minnesota law, a corporation generally operates under an organizational
document called the Articles of Incorporation. The Articles of Incorporation set
forth various provisions relating to the authority of the fund to conduct
business and the governance of the fund.

The Board has approved, and recommends that shareholders approve, a proposal to
amend the fund's Articles of Incorporation (the "Amendment"). The fund's
investments and investment policies will not change by virtue of the adoption of
the Amendment.

The Amendment would provide voting rights based on a shareholder's total dollar
interest in the fund ("dollar-based voting"), rather than on a number of shares
owned, for all shareholder votes for the fund. As a result, voting power would
be allocated in proportion to the value of each shareholder's investment.

Dollar-based voting is important when a fund is part of a corporation that has
more than one series. Shareholders of a fund vote separately on matters
concerning only that fund. Shareholders vote on a corporate-wide basis on
matters that affect the corporation as a whole, such as electing the Board or
amending the Articles of Incorporation. Currently, under the Articles of
Incorporation, each share is entitled to one vote, regardless of the relative
value of the shares of each fund in the corporation.

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The original intent of the one-share, one-vote provision was to provide
equitable voting rights to all shareholders. In the case where a corporation has
several series or funds, voting rights may have become disproportionate since
the net asset value ("NAV") per share of the separate funds generally diverge
over time.

For example, if the fund's shares are selling for $5 per share, a $1,000
investment will purchase 200 shares of the fund. If another fund has shares that
are selling for $10 per share, that same $1,000 investment will purchase only
100 shares of that fund. The Articles of Incorporation allow one vote for each
share owned. Therefore, under the Articles of Incorporation, when the
shareholders of the corporation vote together on an issue affecting the
corporation, a shareholder of the first fund has twice the votes of a
shareholder of the second fund, even though the economic interest of each
shareholder is the same. The proposed change would match a shareholder's
economic interest with the shareholder's voting power, and conversely would
prevent a shareholder who holds many shares with a relatively low price per
share from having disproportionately large voting power.

If the change is approved, the Articles of Incorporation will be amended as
follows (additions are underlined, deletions are lined through):

Article III, Section 2 of the Articles of Incorporation will be amended to read:

Section 2. At all meetings of the shareholders, each shareholder of record
entitled to vote thereat shall be entitled to one vote [(and a fractional
vote for and equal to each fractional share)] for each DOLLAR OF NET ASSET
VALUE (NUMBER OF SHARES OWNED TIMES NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE) [share (or
fractional share) AND EACH FRACTIONAL DOLLAR AMOUNT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A
PROPORTIONATE FRACTIONAL VOTE [of stock standing in his name and entitled
to vote at such meetings.] At all elections of directors, each shareholder
shall be entitled to as many votes as shall equal the DOLLARS OF NET ASSET
VALUE [number of his shares] multiplied by the number of directors to be
elected and he may cast all of such votes for a single director or may
distribute them among the number to be voted for, or any two or more of
them[, as he may see fit].

Board Recommendation and Vote Required. The Board recommends that you vote to
approve the Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation. The changes require the
approval of a majority of the fund's shares voted at the meeting. The changes
will be effective when the Amendment is filed with the appropriate state office.
This filing is expected to occur shortly after the shareholder meeting. If the
Amendment is not approved, the fund will continue to operate under the current
Articles of Incorporation.

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PROPOSAL 4: APPROVE OR REJECT CHANGES TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
AGREEMENT
(Applies to: All Funds)

The fund pays fees to IDS Life under an Investment Management Services Agreement
(the "Agreement") for conducting investment management services for the fund.
The services performed include furnishing the fund investment advice, research
and administrative services, such as clerical, bookkeeping and accounting
services. Under an Investment Advisory Agreement, IDS Life pays AEFC a fee for
investment advice. AEFC also executes purchases and sales and negotiates
brokerage as directed by IDS Life.

IDS Life and AEFC have recommended that modifications be made to the Agreement
to (a) combine all investment roles within AEFC under one contract and (b) make
a change to the expense allocation for Life Series Fund. All other terms of the
proposed Agreement will remain the same as the current Agreement.

(a) Combine all investment roles within AEFC under one contract (Applies to: All
Funds). Historically, the investment manager for the fund has been IDS Life.
Under an Investment Advisory Agreement between IDS Life and AEFC, AEFC has
served as investment adviser to the fund. IDS Life and AEFC now recommend that
AEFC assume both the role of investment manager, currently held by IDS Life, and
the role of investment adviser, currently held by AEFC. This will combine all
investment roles within one entity and one contract. The change will not affect
the management of the fund and will not change the management fees paid by the
fund.

(b) Changes to the Expense Allocation (Applies to: Life Series Fund). Part Three
of the current Agreement provides that the fund will pay certain enumerated
expenses and the investment manager will pay all other expenses associated with
the services it provides under the terms of the Agreement. The fund proposes to
add two provisions to Part Three of the Agreement to outline that the fund will
pay: (1) for expenses incurred in connection with securities lending and (2)
other expenses as approved by the Board.

Currently, the costs associated with lending the fund's portfolio securities are
not specifically enumerated in the Agreement. The fund anticipates engaging in
securities lending in the future and proposes to bear the costs associated with
such lending. This will result in an increase in total annual operating expenses
of the fund; although, it is anticipated that under normal circumstances this
increase will be more than offset by the revenue generated by securities
lending. In addition, the current Agreement states that the investment manager
bears the cost of all extraordinary or non-recurring expenses not specifically
described in the Agreement. These expenses cannot be anticipated in advance and
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Agreement. To clarify who will pay for such expenses in the future, the fund has
agreed to bear other expenses as approved by the Board. The proposed Agreement
therefore includes the provisions that the fund will pay:

"p. Expenses incurred in connection with lending portfolio securities of
the Fund.

q. Expenses properly payable by the Fund, approved by the Board of
Directors."

Section D includes information on the date of the Agreement, the date it was
last approved by shareholders and the reason why it was submitted to
shareholders at that time.

Review of Agreements. Each year the Board reviews the Agreement and each of the
other agreements between the fund and AEFC, IDS Life or one of AEFC's
affiliates. The Board monitors the level and quality of services including
commitments of service providers to achieve expected levels of investment
performance and shareholder services. In addition, the Board oversees that
processes are in place to assure compliance with applicable rules, regulations
and investment policies and addresses possible conflicts of interest.

Board Conclusions. Based on detailed analysis by the Board of reports provided
by AEFC, the independent Board members determined to renew the Agreement based
on:

o tangible steps AEFC has taken to improve the competitive ranking and
consistency of the investment performance of the Fund, including changes in
leadership, portfolio managers, compensation structures, and the
implementation of management practices,

o consistent effort to provide a management structure that imposes disciplines
that ensure adherence to stated management style and expected risk
characteristics,

o additional time needed to evaluate the efficacy of the new AEFC management
structure,

o competitive total expenses that are, in the aggregate, either at or slightly
below the median expenses of a group of comparable funds based on
Morningstar data, and

o reasonable level of profitability.

At a meeting held on August 22, 2002, called for the purpose of considering the
proposed Agreement, all of the independent members first and then a majority of
the Board as a whole, by vote, cast in person, approved the terms of the
proposed Agreement. If approved, the proposed Agreement will continue from year
to year after the second year, so long as it is approved at least annually by a
majority of the Board, including a majority of the independent members. The

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proposed Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Board, AEFC or the
shareholders and will terminate automatically if it is assigned.

Board Recommendation and Vote Required. The Board recommends that shareholders
approve the proposed Agreement. The Agreement must be approved by the lesser of
(a) a majority of the fund's outstanding shares or (b) 67% of the shares voted
at the meeting, so long as more than 50% of the shares actually vote. If the
proposed Agreement is not approved, the fund will continue to operate under the
current Agreement.

PROPOSAL 5: APPROVE OR REJECT A POLICY AUTHORIZING AEFC, WITH APPROVAL OF THE
BOARD, TO RETAIN AND REPLACE SUBADVISERS, OR MODIFY SUBADVISORY
AGREEMENTS, WITHOUT OBTAINING SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL
(Applies to: All Funds)

AEFC serves as the investment adviser of the fund. For all funds except Life
Series - International Equity Portfolio, AEFC makes the day-to-day investment
decisions for the fund. For International Equity Portfolio, AEFC administers the
fund, establishes an investment program for the fund and selects, compensates
and evaluates the fund's subadviser. The subadviser, in turn, makes the
day-to-day investment decisions for the fund. For each of the funds, in the
future, AEFC, with the approval of the Board, may wish to hire, add or change a
subadviser to handle the day-to-day investment decisions.

Shareholder Approval of Subadvisory Agreements. Federal securities laws
generally require that shareholders approve agreements with a fund's subadviser,
as well as with the investment manager. Shareholder action also is required if
the terms of existing agreements are materially changed or if there is a change
in control of the subadviser. In order to obtain shareholder approval, the fund
must call and conduct a shareholder meeting, prepare and distribute proxy
materials, and solicit votes from shareholders. The process is costly and
time-consuming. The Board believes that it is in shareholders' best interests if
the Board represents their interests in approving or rejecting recommendations
made by AEFC regarding subadvisers. This approach will avoid the cost and time
delay associated with holding shareholder meetings to obtain approval for the
changes.

SEC Exemptive Order. On July 16, 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") granted the fund an order exempting it from the federal securities
law requirements to obtain shareholder approval regarding unaffiliated
subadvisers (the "SEC Order"). The SEC Order permits the fund to hire new
subadvisers, to rehire existing subadvisers that have experienced a change in
control and to modify subadvisory agreements, without the approval

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of shareholders provided shareholders adopt a policy authorizing AEFC, with the
approval of the Board, to take such action.

Under the SEC Order, the fund and AEFC are subject to several conditions imposed
by the SEC to ensure that the interests of the fund's shareholders are
adequately protected. In addition, within 90 days of a change to your fund's
subadvisory arrangements, the fund will provide you with an information
statement that contains substantially the same information about the subadviser,
the subadvisory agreement and the subadvisory fee that the fund would be
required to send to you in a proxy statement.

Shareholder approval of this proposal will not result in an increase or decrease
in the total amount of investment advisory fees paid by the fund. AEFC, directly
or through subadvisers, will continue to provide the same level of management
and administrative services to the fund as it has always provided.

The SEC Order applies to at least the following situations:

o AEFC recommends that a fund's management be diversified by adding another
subadviser

o AEFC recommends that a subadviser be removed for substandard performance and
replaced with a different subadviser

o There is a change of control of the subadviser

Comparison of Present and Proposed Selection Process for Subadvisers.
Under both the current process for approval of subadvisory agreements and under
the proposed process, any change in a subadvisory agreement requires approval by
the Board. In considering whether to appoint a subadviser, the Board will
analyze the factors it considers relevant, including:

o The nature, quality and scope of services provided by a subadviser to
investment companies comparable to the fund.

o The ability of the subadviser to provide its services to the fund, as well
as its personnel, operations, financial condition or any other factor that
would affect the provision of those services.

o The subadviser's investment performance with respect to mutual funds or
other managed accounts that are comparable.

o Other factors that the Board considers relevant to the subadviser's
performance as an investment adviser.

Under the current process for approval of subadvisory agreements, in addition to
Board approval, shareholders must approve any change in subadvisory agreements.
This shareholder approval would be eliminated under the proposed process for
approval of subadvisory agreements. While the policy would be effective
immediately, there are no current plans to add or change subadvisers.

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If the policy is approved, all subadvisory agreements will be for a period of
one year and will be renewable from year to year, if approved by the Board. The
agreements may be terminated without penalty by the Board, AEFC, a vote of
shareholders, or the subadviser on 60 days notice.

Board Recommendation and Vote Required. The Board recommends that shareholders
approve the policy. The change must be approved by the lesser of (a) a majority
of the fund's outstanding shares or (b) 67% of the shares voted at the meeting,
so long as more than 50% of the shares actually vote. If the change is not
approved, the fund will continue to require shareholder approval of changes in
subadvisory relationships.

SECTION C -- PROXY VOTING AND SHAREHOLDER MEETING INFORMATION

This section includes information about proxy voting and the shareholder
meetings.

Voting. Each share is entitled to one vote. For those of you who cannot come to
the meeting, the Board is asking permission to vote for you. The shares will be
voted as you instruct either by mail, telephone or internet. Signed proxy cards
returned without instructions will be voted in favor of all proposals.

Each corporation issues one or more series of common stock. Each series of Life
Series Fund is a separate fund. On the election of Board members, the
ratification of independent auditors and the amendment to the organizational
document, Life Series Fund shareholders vote together with the owners of shares
of all the other funds that are part of the same corporation. On the investment
management agreement and the subadvisory agreement policy, Life Series Fund
shareholders vote together with the owners of the other shares in that fund.

In voting for Board members, Life Series Fund shareholders may vote all shares
cumulatively. This means that you have the right to give each nominee an equal
number of votes or divide the votes among the nominees as you wish. You have as
many votes as the number of shares you own, including fractional shares,
multiplied by the number of members to be elected. If you elect to withhold
authority for any individual nominee or nominees, you may do so by marking the
box labeled "For All Except," and by writing the number of any excepted nominee
on the line provided, as is further explained on the card itself. If you do
withhold authority, the proxies will not vote shares equivalent to the
proportionate number applicable to the names for which authority is withheld.

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All votes count toward a quorum, regardless of how they are voted (For, Against
or Abstain). For Proposals 1, 2 and 3 to be voted on at the meetings, votes must
be returned from more than 10% of the outstanding voting shares prior to the
meeting. For Proposals 4 and 5, votes must be returned from more than 50% of the
outstanding voting shares prior to the meeting. You have the right to vote fund
shares held under your annuity contract or life insurance policy. For Life
Series Fund, IDS Life and IDS Life Insurance Company of New York ("IDS Life of
New York") will vote any fund shares for which they do not receive voting
instructions in proportionately the same manner -- either For, Against or
Abstain -- as shares for which they do receive instructions.

Revoking Your Proxy. If your plans change and you can attend the meeting, simply
inform the Secretary at the meeting that you will be voting your shares in
person. Also, if you change your mind after you vote, you may change your vote
or revoke it by mail, telephone or internet.

Joint Proxy Statement/Simultaneous Meetings. This joint proxy statement reduces
the preparation, printing and mailing costs of sending separate proxy statements
for each fund. The meetings will be held simultaneously with each proposal being
voted on separately by shareholders of a corporation or by shareholders of a
fund where appropriate. If any shareholder objects to the holding of
simultaneous meetings, the shareholder may move for an adjournment of his or her
fund's meeting to a time immediately after the simultaneous meetings so that a
meeting of that fund may be held separately. If a shareholder makes this motion,
the persons named as proxies will take into consideration the reasons for the
objection in deciding whether to vote in favor of the adjournment.

Solicitation of Proxies. The Board is asking for your vote and for you to vote
as promptly as possible. The fund will pay the expenses for the proxy material
and the postage for Life Series Fund. IDS Life will pay the expenses for the
proxy material and the postage for Annuity Funds A&B. Supplementary
solicitations may be made by mail, telephone, electronic means or personal
contact. The expenses of supplementary solicitation will be paid by the fund for
Life Series Fund and by IDS Life for Annuity Funds A&B.

Shareholder Proposals. No proposals were received from shareholders. The funds
are not required to hold regular meetings of shareholders each year. However,
meetings of shareholders are held from time to time and proposals of
shareholders that are intended to be presented at future shareholder meetings
must be submitted in writing to the funds in reasonable time prior to the
solicitation of proxies for the meeting.

Other Business. The Board does not know at this time of any other business to
come before the meetings. If something does come up, the proxies will use their
best judgment to vote for you on the matter.

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Adjournment. In the event that not enough votes in favor of any of the proposals
are received by the time scheduled for the meeting, the persons named as proxies
may move for one or more adjournments of the meeting for a period of not more
than 120 days in the aggregate to allow further solicitation of shareholders on
the proposals. Any adjournment requires the affirmative vote of a majority of
the shares present at the meeting. The persons named as proxies will vote in
favor of adjournment those shares they are entitled to vote that have voted in
favor of the proposals. They will vote against any adjournment those shares that
have voted against any of the proposals. The fund will pay the costs of any
additional solicitation and of any adjourned meeting for Life Series Fund. IDS
Life will pay the costs of any additional solicitation and of any adjourned
meeting for Annuity Funds A&B.

Annual Report. The latest annual report was previously mailed to you. If you
would like another copy of the annual report and any subsequent semi-annual
report, without charge, please write to the fund at 70100 AXP Financial Center,
Minneapolis, MN 55474 or call (800) 862-7919.

SECTION D -- FUND INFORMATION

This section contains the following information about your fund and its adviser:

Table Content (all information is shown for the last fiscal year unless
noted otherwise)

D-1......The fund's fee schedule under its current management agreement

D-2......Information about shareholder approval of current management agreements

D-3......Payments the fund made to AEFC and its affiliates

D-4......Brokerage commissions the fund paid to a broker-dealer affiliate

D-5......The fund's size, number of outstanding shares and 5% owners

The Fund's Adviser and Distributor. IDS Life is the manager and distributor for
each of the funds. AEFC is the investment adviser for each of the funds. IDS
Life is a wholly owned subsidiary of AEFC. The address for IDS Life and AEFC is
200 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474. AEFC is a wholly owned
subsidiary of American Express Company, World Financial Center, New York, NY
10285.

President, Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors of AEFC. James M.
Cracchiolo is President and Chief Executive Officer of AEFC. The following
individuals are directors of AEFC. Except as otherwise noted, each director is
an officer of AEFC located at 200 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474.
Directors: Kenneth I. Chenault (Chief Executive Officer, American Express
Company, New York, NY 10285), James M. Cracchiolo and Walter S. Berman.

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President, Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors of IDS Life. Barbara
H. Fraser is Chief Executive Officer of IDS Life. Timothy V. Bechtold is
President of IDS Life. The following individuals are directors of IDS Life. Each
director is an officer of AEFC located at 200 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis,
MN 55474. Directors: Gumer C. Alvero, Timothy V. Bechtold, Barbara H. Fraser,
Barry J. Murphy, Stephen W. Roszell and John T. Sweeney.

Table D-1. Current Fund Management Fees*
Management Fee
Fund (annual rate)
Life Series - Equity Portfolio 0.70%
Life Series - Equity Income Portfolio 0.70%
Life Series - Government Securities Portfolio 0.70%
Life Series - Income Portfolio 0.70%
Life Series - International Equity Portfolio** 0.95%
Life Series - Managed Portfolio 0.70%
Life Series - Money Market Portfolio 0.50%
Annuity Fund A 0.40%
Annuity Fund B 0.40%

* IDS Life has a subadvisory agreement with AEFC.
** AEFC has a subadvisory agreement with American Express Asset Management
International Inc.

Table D-2. Dates Relating to Approval of Current Management Agreements
Date Last Date Reason
Approved by Entered Submitted to
Fund Shareholders Into Shareholders
Life Series 1/30/87 12/17/85 Initial approval
Annuity Fund A 12/30/83 1/12/84 *
Annuity Fund B 12/30/83 1/12/84 *

* Shareholders approved a new investment management agreement between the
fund and IDS Life and a new investment advisory agreement between IDS Life
and Investors Diversified Services, Inc. because of its merger into a
wholly owned subsidiary of American Express to form the company now known
as American Express Financial Corporation. The terms of the agreements did
not change except for the dates of execution, dates of termination,
identification of the parties to the Advisory Agreement and a modification
to recognize the fact that certain affiliates of AEFC are engaged in the
brokerage business.

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Table D-3. Fund Payments to AEFC and its Affiliates*

Fund Investment Management Custody
Life Series - Equity Portfolio $6,430,181 $ 99,583
Life Series - Equity Income Portfolio 35,207 26,920
Life Series - Government Securities Portfolio 151,630 14,280
Life Series - Income Portfolio 730,708 37,205
Life Series - International Equity Portfolio 2,302,725 114,890
Life Series - Managed Portfolio 3,709,826 72,518
Life Series - Money Market Portfolio 357,883 6,897
Annuity Fund A 1,399,304 0
Annuity Fund B 2,368,578 0

* The Custodian Agreement ("Custody") is between the fund and American
Express Trust Company. Services under this agreement will continue to be
provided after the Investment Management Agreement is approved.

Table D-4. Brokerage Commissions Paid to
American Enterprise Investment Services Inc.*

Amount of % of All
Fund Commissions Commissions
Life Series - Equity Portfolio $3,120 0.08%
Life Series - Equity Income Portfolio 0 0.00
Life Series - Government Securities Portfolio 0 0.00
Life Series - Income Portfolio 0 0.00
Life Series - International Equity Portfolio 0 0.00
Life Series - Managed Portfolio 0 0.00
Life Series - Money Market Portfolio 0 0.00
Annuity Fund A 5,550 0.94
Annuity Fund B 8,700 0.86

* A wholly owned subsidiary of AEFC. These transactions were executed at
rates determined to be reasonable and fair as compared to the rates another
broker would charge.

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Table D-5. Fund Size And 5% Owners
as of June 30, 2002
Outstanding 5%
Fund Net Assets Shares/Units Owners

Life Series - Equity Portfolio $667,353,426 50,385,270 (1)
Life Series - Equity Income Portfolio 6,771,113 744,750 (2)
Life Series - Government Securities Portfolio 23,947,146 2,293,479 (3)
Life Series - Income Portfolio 100,267,474 10,519,120 (4)
Life Series - International Equity Portfolio 213,444,558 19,921,335 (5)
Life Series - Managed Portfolio 428,424,313 33,877,981 (6)
Life Series - Money Market Portfolio 68,663,490 68,664,782 (7)
Annuity Fund A 254,676,853 12,091,301 None
Annuity Fund B 394,871,651 15,524,366 None

(1) IDS Life owns 47,291,999 shares (93.86%) of the Fund. IDS Life of New York,
20 Madison Ave. Extension, Albany, NY 12203 owns 3,093,271 (6.14%) of the
Fund.

(2) IDS Life owns 737,383 shares (99.01%) of the Fund. IDS Life of New York
owns 7,367 shares (0.99%) of the Fund.

(3) IDS Life owns 2,194,763 shares (95.70%) of the Fund. IDS Life of New York
owns 98,716 shares (4.30%) of the Fund.

(4) IDS Life owns 9,829,638 shares (93.45%) of the Fund. IDS Life of New York
owns 689,482 shares (6.55%) of the Fund.

(5) IDS Life owns 18,803,158 shares (94.39%) of the Fund. IDS Life of New York
owns 1,118,177 shares (5.61%) of the Fund.

(6) IDS Life owns 31,504,555 shares (92.99%) of the Fund. IDS Life of New York
owns 2,373,426 shares (7.01%) of the Fund.

(7) IDS Life owns 65,282,162 shares (95.07%) of the Fund. IDS Life of New York
owns 3,382,620 shares (4.93%) of the Fund.

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Life

S-6422 A (9/02)

IDS LIFE FUNDS

IDS Life Series Fund, Inc.
IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund A
IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund B

Proxy Statement Summary

September 14, 2002

Here's a brief overview of changes being recommended for your fund. We encourage
you to read the full text of the enclosed proxy statement.

Q: Why am I being asked to vote?

Funds are required to get shareholders' votes for certain kinds of changes, like
the ones included in this proxy statement. You have a right to vote on these
changes either by mailing your proxy card, calling a toll-free number or
responding by internet.

Q: What is being voted on?

At all regular meetings, shareholders elect Board members. In addition,
shareholders at this meeting will vote on other proposals. These include:

o Ratifying the independent auditors for Life Series Fund,

o Changing voting procedures from a share-based to a dollar-based system for
Life Series Fund,

o Approving changes to the Investment Management Services Agreement, and

o Authorizing American Express Financial Corporation, subject to Board
approval, to retain and replace subadvisers, or to modify subadvisory
agreements, without shareholder approval.

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Q: Is my vote important?

Absolutely! While the Board has reviewed these changes and recommends you
approve them, you have the right to voice your opinion.

Q: What do Board members and independent auditors do?

Board members represent the interests of the shareholders and oversee the
management of the Fund. Independent auditors review the financial statements
prepared for the Fund and give an opinion on whether they present fairly the
financial position of the Fund.

Q: How does the Board recommend that I vote?

After careful consideration, the Board recommends that you vote FOR each
proposal.

Q: How do I vote?

You can vote in one of four ways:

1. By mail with the enclosed proxy card

2. By telephone

3. By Web site

4. In person at the meeting

Please refer to the enclosed voting instruction card for the telephone number
and internet address. If you own more than one Fund, it is important that you
vote for each Fund.

Q: Whom should I call if I have questions?

If you have questions about any of the issues described in the proxy statement
or about voting procedures, please call your financial advisor or call client
services toll free at (866) 208-5310.

PROXY
IDS LIFE FUNDS
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc.
IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund A
IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund B
Principal Executive Office
70100 AXP Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be held November 13, 2002

Your fund(s) will hold a regular shareholders' meeting at 8a.m. on November 13,
2002, at The Marquette Hotel, 701 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN in the
Mississippi River North Room on the third floor. This will be a joint meeting of
the funds listed below. You are entitled to vote at the meeting if you were a
shareholder on September 14, 2002. Please read the proxy statement. The Board
recommends that you vote FOR each proposal. Please vote immediately by mail,
telephone or internet, even if you plan to attend the meeting. Just follow the
instructions on this proxy card.

VOTE VIA THE INTERNET:
ameicanexpress.com/proxyvoting
VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE:
1-866-837-1891
CONTROL NUMBER: 999 9999 999

Note: Please sign this proxy exactly as your name
or names appears on this card. Joint owners
should each sign personally. Trustees and other
fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which
they sign, and where more than one name appears,
a majority must sign. If a corporation, this
signature should be that of an authorized officer
who should state his or her title.

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Signature

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Signature of joint owner, if any

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Date 12654_AEP

FUND FUND FUND

Fund Name Drop-In 1 2652.8576 Fund Name Drop-In 2 1026.8572 Fund Name Drop-In 3 1026.8572
Fund Name Drop-In 4 57858.6497 Fund Name Drop-In 5 3365.9812 Fund Name Drop-In 6 3365.9812
Fund Name Drop-In 7 103.0851 Fund Name Drop-In 8 9658.0602 Fund Name Drop-In 9 9658.0602

Please vote by filling in the appropriate box below. IF YOU DO NOT MARK ONE OR
MORE PROPOSALS, YOUR PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR EACH SUCH PROPOSAL.
PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE: [X]

[X] To vote FOR ALL Funds on ALL Proposals mark this box. (No other vote is
necessary.)

1. To elect Board members.

FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL
01 Gumer C. Alvero 02 Timothy V. Bechtold 03 Rodney P. Burwell ALL ALL EXCEPT*
04 Jean B. Keffeler 05 Thomas R. McBurney
[ ] [ ] [ ]

* If you do not wish your shares to be voted "FOR" a particular nominee, mark
the "FOR ALL EXCEPT" box and write the nominee's number and the fund name
on the line provided below:

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2. To ratify the selection of independent auditors.

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN

Fund Name Drop-In 1 [ ] [ ] [ ] Fund Name Drop-In 2 [ ] [ ] [ ] Fund Name Drop-In 3 [ ] [ ] [ ]
Fund Name Drop-In 4 [ ] [ ] [ ] Fund Name Drop-In 5 [ ] [ ] [ ] Fund Name Drop-In 6 [ ] [ ] [ ]
Fund Name Drop-In 7 [ ] [ ] [ ]

3. To amend the Articles of Incorporation to allow one vote/dollar instead of
one vote/share.

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN

4. To approve changes to the Investment Management Services Agreement.

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Fund Name Drop-In 1 [ ] [ ] [ ] Fund Name Drop-In 2 [ ] [ ] [ ] Fund Name Drop-In 3 [ ] [ ] [ ]
Fund Name Drop-In 4 [ ] [ ] [ ] Fund Name Drop-In 5 [ ] [ ] [ ] Fund Name Drop-In 6 [ ] [ ] [ ]
Fund Name Drop-In 7 [ ] [ ] [ ] Fund Name Drop-In 8 [ ] [ ] [ ] Fund Name Drop-In 9 [ ] [ ] [ ]

5. To approve a policy authorizing American Express Financial Corporation,
subject to Board approval, to retain and replace subadvisers, or to
modify subadvisory agreements, without shareholder approval.

EVERY SHAREHOLDER'S VOTE IS IMPORTANT! PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD TODAY!

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

Your vote is important. Please select one of the following voting methods:

o Vote by Mail. Sign, date and vote the enclosed proxy card(s) and return in
the postage paid envelope.

o Vote by Internet. Log onto americanexpress.com/proxyvoting, enter the
14-digit control number on your proxy card and follow the instructions.

o Vote by Touch-tone phone. Call 1- 866-837-1891, enter your 14-digit control
number and follow the instructions. This option accepts shareholder voting
of all holdings together on all proposals for the control number entered.
If you want to vote on each proposal separately, please vote either by mail
or by internet. Thank you.