HOW TO PLAY IT

Worried about the climate? Get your S&P index from the Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF, whose sponsor used its proxies and its powers of persuasion in 2021 to get three dissidents onto the Exxon Mobil board. Those in the opposing camp can buy Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive 500 ETF, which vows to “focus on profits over politics/ ESG.” Both charge 0.05% in annual expenses. Third option: Buy the slightly cheaper S&P funds (expenses, 0.03%) in the BlackRock iShares and Vanguard lineups, and contribute your savings to a cause you believe in. In corporate governance BlackRock leans leftward, while Vanguard is closer to neutral.