Could Buying British American Tobacco Stock Today Set You Up for Life?

The big draw with British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) today is its huge 7% dividend yield. That's nearly three times the consumer staples average yield of 2.5%. And the dividend looks safe, suggesting that investors worried about market turbulence might want to consider British American Tobacco today. But could buying this tobacco giant set you up for life?The defining feature of Wall Street today is heightened volatility. Geopolitical issues and tariff uncertainty have investors whipsawing between deep sell-offs and rapid recoveries. Sometimes the market goes up and down by roughly the same percentage in just a couple of days. It's enough to keep a conservative investor up at night with worry.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool