Dividend investors looking for high-yield stocks have to carefully balance risk against reward. Reaching too far for yield can leave you owning a struggling business that might someday cut its dividend.A good example of this today is British American Tobacco ( NYSE: BTI ) .

<p>Dividend investors looking for high-yield stocks have to carefully balance risk against reward. Reaching too far for yield can leave you owning a struggling business that might someday cut its dividend.A good example of this today is British American Tobacco ( NYSE: BTI ) .</p>

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