RE: I believe my RE account is actually my Owner's Equity Acct.

To determine if this is the case, try double-clicking the account from the chart of accounts.  If you get a register, it is not the Retained Earnings account. If a report runs, it is. Also the Retained Earnings account will not have a balance displayed on the chart of accounts.

If you have conflated the two accounts, the fix (should you decide you want to undo this) is to created a new Equity account for your Owner's Equity and then edit all of the transactions that use the Retained Earnings account and change the account to the new Owner's Equity account.