IFA Institutional Advisors

IFA Institutional's (IFA-I's) Implemented Consultants offer a broad spectrum of valuable investment management services that eliminate the need for superfluous middlemen that cost money, but add no value.

Servicing the investment management needs of corporate pension and retirement plans, public pensions, Taft-Hartley plans, endowments and foundations, IFA-I begins by educating plan trustees regarding the intrinsic relationship between risk, return, time and diversification. This meaningful education enables committee members and plan sponsors to make informed investment decisions for plan assets that are in keeping with fiduciary prudence, mitigating liability concerns.

IFA-I matches institutions with portfolios by carefully measuring risk capacity and risk exposure, providing the ability to earn optimal risk-adjusted returns. IFA-I assists clients in the creation, purchase, and rebalancing of portfolios comprised of risk-calibrated and globally diversified blends of passively managed index funds.

Clients of IFA Institutional Benefit from:

Clearly Defined Risk Capacity Quantification, measuring key elements critical to risk-appropriate investing, including time horizon, liquidity needs, size of assets, fiduciary stewards' collective investing knowledge and attitude about risk.

Investment Policy Statement (IPS): Prepared by IFA-I in cooperation with the investment committee or plan sponsors, this important and customized document incorporate the important elements of the plan, including: risk capacity, asset allocation, fiduciary prudence and goals of the institution and the responsibilities of IFA-I to act as a fiduciary to implement the IPS.

Risk-Appropriate Investing Strategy
tailored to capturing and maintaining the market exposure of a broadly diversified Index Portfolio.

Globally Diversified Index Portfolios that are highly liquid, transparent, non-leveraged and designed to manage costs and risk.

A Prudent Process for Managing Plan Assets, eliminating conflicts of interest

Expected Risk and Returns Data based on 80 years of history with 600 months of monthly rolling period data that spans the most recent 50 years.

Extensive and Ongoing Education on the Science of Investing, fostering investor temperance that has shown to yield higher risk-adjusted returns over time.

Ongoing Portfolio Management that maintains a consistent and appropriate risk exposure through rebalancing and Risk Capacity review.

Clear and Timely Reporting, enabling fiduciary stewards to assess performance and portfolio activity since and for various time periods in between.

Passive Rebalancing Strategy that enables plan sponsors to invest and relax as IFA-I monitors investments to maintain a consistent asset allocation.

 


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