British American Tobacco: Buy, Sell, or Hold?

There's no way to sugarcoat the trade-off being made by British American Tobacco (BTI -0.37%) shareholders. You're getting a massive 9.7% dividend yield, but you are taking on a huge amount of risk for that outsize yield. The big problem is that there is no easy fix to what ails this cigarette giant. Still, it is making progress on key initiatives. Here's a quick look at British American Tobacco and whether it is a buy, sell, or hold.What does British American Tobacco do?As its name implies, British America ...