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SEC exams target advisers’ retirement-saving guidance

Exams add scrutiny to an industry debating proposals that brokers act in client's best interests.

Securities regulators announced Monday a program to examine the retirement-planning guidance provided by financial advisers, placing new scrutiny on an industry already debating requirements that brokers act in the best interest of investors.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said it would cond

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