Do your homework on governance issues. Then vote for change, withhold support for the status quo or launch a resolution yourself.
The reversal last year of the long trend of rising executive pay came about in part because of growing activism by institutional investors, experts say.
But even if you're a small-time investor, you can make your voice heard regarding how the companies you own shares in are run. And with the help of others like you, your portfolio can benefit, corporate governance activists say.
"If you stand on the sidelines, thinking you are just one investor, you have to realize that there are hundreds of thousands of people who are like you," said Daniel Pedrotty, director of investment at the AFL-CIO. "If the majority of people are like you, you leave the governance of the company in the hands of people who want to preserve the status quo."
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