Mike Niehuser is a senior research analyst with Roth Capital Partners, LLC. Before working with Roth, he was with Scarsdale Equities, LLC. Prior to working with Scarsdale, he founded Beacon Rock Research, LLC, which produces research for an institutional audience and focuses in part on precious, base and industrial metals, oil and gas and alternative energy. Previously a vice president and senior equity analyst with the Robins Group, he also worked as an equity analyst with The RedChip Review. He holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Oregon.