Investors can bank on Ford’s traditional dividend for income, but its highly valuable supplemental dividend could be at risk in the near term.
Dividend stocks are a great tool for investors to build long-term wealth in the market. Reinvesting these dividends uses the power of compounding to help generate even more wealth over time. Ford Motor Company’s (F 1.52%) dividend is lauded for its yield that currently tops 4%, as well as the company’s consistent supplemental dividends it often dishes out as a bonus payment to investors.
Let’s take a look at a recent example of why these supplemental dividends are powerful and why they could be in danger in the near term.
Remember Rivian?
A great example of how lucrative these supplemental dividend payments can be happened in 2023. Originally, Ford had invested in young start-up electric vehicle maker Rivian, with plans for the two to…