More than 15,000 New York investors, including 2,700 Long Islanders, were forced to pay higher capital gains taxes after Vanguard made changes to retirement funds.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. has agreed to pay $106.41 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over misleading statements related to capital gains distributions and tax consequences for retail investors.

The Vanguard Group Inc., one of the world's largest asset managers, will pay a $106.41M penalty to resolve charges for allegedly misleading statements related to capital gains distributions and tax consequences for retail investors who held Vanguard Investor Target Retirement Funds in taxable accounts,