This Tobacco Company Zigs While Others Zag

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which Austin Smith, consumer goods editor and analyst, & Andrew Tonner, technology editor and analyst, discuss topics across the investing world.

In today's edition, Austin and Andrew discuss Lorillard. As the company makes a decision to stick strictly with cigarettes, many other tobacco companies are adding smokeless products to their portfolios.

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