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With time running out, Gordon Murray, who was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer, crafted some commonsense advice on financial planning and asset allocation. The ex-Lehman exec's book, co-written with former tennis champ Dan Goldie, may attract a seven-figure advance.

Shares of Celldex Therapeutics dove over 30% Friday after Pfizer abandoned its partnership with the small biotech to develop a brain cancer vaccine. Celldex says it will continue to develop the treatment alone.