Websites

http://www.pehub.com/

http://www.bankonbanking.com/

One of my favorite sites for VC white papers (I am a huge green energy fan)

http://www.khoslaventures.com/khosla/default.html

A great site for position pieces and world topics

http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/

I go to this site and read academic papers frequently

http://www.ssrn.com/

There is so much free knowledge on the internet that it should be a crime to be ill informed or ignorant.