Though millennials have become the largest cohort in the Canadian workplace, many of those born in the 1980s and 1990s don’t have a good grasp of the mechanics of retirement, according to an article on CanadianBusiness.com.

But will new technologies help these employees overcome their fears or willful ignorance?

Read: Millennials clueless about retirement savings plans

Irvin Ho, a 25-year-old business grad launched a website called Young Guys Finance that introduced the basic concepts of investing via online courses and boot camps at his alma mater, Simon Fraser University.

He is an advocate for the value of do-it-yourself investing and wants to help others do it too.

Read: Millennials more cautious with investments