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My Vanguard account is showing 11.2% yearly return over the past 10 years. You need to take some risk.

That's the wrong type of investment for a retirement account with a 50-year horizon. An account like that is (should) be invested in a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, such as one composed of low-cost index funds.

US retirement accounts are usually invested in stocks and bonds, not savings accounts.