Independent auditors' consent
The board and shareholders
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc.:
Equity Portfolio
Equity Income Portfolio
Government Securities Portfolio
Income Portfolio
International Equity Portfolio
Managed Portfolio
Money Market Portfolio
We consent to the use of our reports included or incorporated herein by
reference, and to the references to our Firm under the heading "Financial
highlights" in Part A and "INDEPENDENT AUDITORS" in Part B of the Registration
Statement.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 28, 2000